Crowood Press - Contemporary Illumination
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- 176-page hardcover guide to gilding
- Modern gold leaf application techniques
- Traditional manuscript gesso and shell gold
- Sgraffito and tooling methods explained
- Alternative metal leaf with tarnish prevention
- Writing techniques with and on gold
- 8.5 x 10.25 format with visual examples
Master traditional and modern gilding techniques for luminous manuscript art
Shows easy methods of sticking gold leaf to paper using modern, readily-available gilding sizes. Explains how to make and use traditional manuscript gesso and shell gold. Covers the use of sgraffito and tooling to mark your gold leaf, adding texture or removing gold to reveal a design. Uses other metal leaf (other than gold) and explains how to prevent tarnishing. Features examples of writing with and on gold. Author: Toni Watts 176pp., 8.5x10.25 hardcover ISBN: 9780719844287
