One caveat for all the viewers interested in working with composition leaf or genuine silver leaf: If you're not painting or glazing over your applied leaf, don't ever touch the leaf with your bare fingers, as the oils from your skin will absolutely tarnish the leaf. You won't notice the tarnish until after you've sealed it with a clear coat, it develops over time; but there's no kind of remorse quite like discovering that mistake on a completed surface that you put hours of effort and artisanship into....(don't ask how I know this...) I always wear latex or vinyl disposable gloves when working with Dutch metal/composition leaf or genuine silver leaf). With genuine gold leaf or aluminum leaf it's not a problem, because neither can tarnish. Hope this helps, happy creating to all :)))
@@pinkibagchi7123 absolutely you can, just know that if you use composition leaf, you'll need to seal it with a solvent-based clear coat (gloss preferred) like a quality varnish.
5/14/2020 USA Grandpa Bill: In my 72 years this is the finest, most professional, most respectful, and most courteous video I have seen. Nancy, I think you are the best.
By far the best video on how to use gold leaf! I finally understand the whole process. I'll be continuing on to your next video. Your paintings in the background are gorgeous!
I can't believe I watched this 49 min video and it was SOoooo Interresting that it seemed more like 10 min. and you taught us SO much in such a short time ! Thank you ! 😙💖
Watching this in India. My liking for gold leaf got me to your video and loved how professionally and thoroughly you explained things. Im just beginning to paint, and god there's so much to learn 😅. Thank you so much. Fan of your art work too!!
it is the very first time i watched an entire video, you are a very pleasant lady with a very pleasant voice! i can watch you over and over again and still keep a smile on my face. very helpful, THANK YOU!
Nancy, you're a godsend. I needed a fast, simple explanation of the process and yours was by far the clearer and most concise. Good thing i found you early in my search. I'll be able to finish my pieces in time. Many many thanks.
An amazing, wonderful demo. I found myself nodding and responding - even chuckling at the ice cream container bits! 😂 Almost like I was in a sign-up tutorial class myself. Well done & thank you for inspiring me with this illuminating medium.
Such a thorough and easy to understand tutorial on the method ,usage, techniques on gold leaf. Yay! I'm thinking about doing tears flowing from a drawing of my eyes, looking at my daughter who passed during covid . I always thought the adhesive had to be thin to adhere. After seeing your dripping method( which looks dimensional), I will practice on something before I attempt it on my drawing. Tks a million❤️
I know nothing about art and I don't draw either, but I watched a gold leaf making video and I was curious about it's uses. This is a very specific and thorough tutorial, I'm only half way through but I'm really enjoying watching it! And your art is amazing! ❤
This video of yours deserves a double like!! Clear and useful information1 Easy to learn without skipping or anything! Really appreaciate your tutorial videos^^ Thank you!
One of the best instructional videos ever! Not a single word was superfluous; I truly enjoyed following your process! Question: do you have experience "sealing" the foil with a basic epoxy resin? I am foiling ceramic tiles I made and want to seal them as durably as possible because I will be grouting over them. I realize I'm in an experiment, but I'm ready for any kind of happy mistakes; I just wonder if resin reacts to the silver foil in any way? Thank you in advance!
Sounds like an interesting experiment. If the epoxy resin is oil or solvent-based, it shouldn't tarnish or negatively affect the silver foil. Since the epoxy resin goes on fairly thickly, you might want to brush apply it thinly over the leaf first, let it dry, then pour a second layer thickly. For your purposes over the tiles, I wonder if Polyurethan would be better than the epoxy. I don't have any experience with epoxy or polyurethane over silver leaf - so this is just me throwing out ideas to add to your experiment. It would be great if you post back here with your results. Good luck with it!
@@nancyreyner You're totally right about polyurethane being the next (or better?) option. Should that also be oil or solvent based? I'll try epoxy and poly, and post results, thank you again!
@@tanjabrowne4488 The usual concern is using water-based products on imitation gold leaf, because those usually contain ammonia. Ammonia will tarnish the copper in imitation gold leaf, but since you're using silver (Imitation is aluminum) that shouldn't create any problems. This means you can use a wide variety of products to seal. Looking forward to your post of results.
@@nancyreyner Happy to report good results! I used imitation silver foil directly on some (failed) glazed ceramic teeth I had cut and sanded to shape. The foil attached beautifully. After burnishing I went in with fine grit sandpaper over the foil to darken some of the teeth ridges. I then sealed them with UV cure surfboard resin, just one coat, and grouted them. The finish help up perfectly to the grouting process and cleaned up nicely! Because my tiles were "distressed" to begin with, by the time I finished the whole process the silver had lost a lot of refraction, which actually worked for this particular project - the teeth had this sort of moon landing glow to them that was hard to identify with any other kind of medium I could have used. Very excited to explore more with gold and silver foil! Thank you again!
Thanks you for the excellent tips. I'm a landscape photographer and starting to incorporate gold and copper leafing on occasion when building frames in my woodshop. Very informative.
Thank you for this really fascinating and informative video. It's really helpful and inspirational. I also love your artworks displayed in the background. They're very beautiful.
Hi Nancy I have watched your video through a couple of times. Thank you for taking the time to put that together for everyone. I plan to gold leaf some fake fur very short in length, like what you might find on a deer. I am curious as to the sealing in the end to keep the fake fur from moving around when I dust my object covered with the fake fur (it will be hanging on a wall and will need to periodically dusted). What sealants should I apply (using fake gold) to keep the fabric hairs in place and not fall apart from the dusting that it will need in the future. Thank you in advance for your advice.
Hmmm that's an interesting question. I have two ideas. The first idea is to spray the fur before you leaf it. Use a clear gloss Krylon spray. After a couple of spray coats, see if the hairs stay put. If so, then you can leaf over that using an oil based adhesive instead of the waterbased adhesive. The second idea is that after you leaf over the fur (without spraying it first) you can then apply a couple of spray coats using the Krylon. Apply as many coats as needed to flatten the fur. I suggest using the oil based leaf adhesive for both methods as this will adhere better to the fur. These are just theories as I have never worked on fur before. I recommend experimenting on something you don't care about first before working on your important piece.
Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. 😊 Would you finish with the oil based krylon as a final coat, or would the two different coats you mentioned in the video be better advisable for the final coating?
@@karenanddj Yes use the Krylon as a final coat. You do not need the archival varnishes I mention in the video. Archival varnishes are removable for cleaning purposes. Since you will not be removing the varnishes to clean them, like you would a fine art painting on a flat surface, you don't need to spend the extra money for these products. Also, a removable varnish would not be as permanent as the Krylon.
It works just fine, used for centuries. Just remember that if you want a mirror finish you have to put your gold on a gesso or similar so you can burnish it, so it's under the paint or aside it. If you put it on oil or an oil based size it will be matte, because the surface is covered in ripples, so you won't get the full light out of the precious metal. But it's way easier. Oil must be almost dried, slightly sticky to you finger when you run it on the surface. If it's still too "wet", you can have bad surprises, like your leaf tearing up as the paint dries. Oil-based size is pre-cooked to dry quickly, but it's the same oil as the paint basically.
Yes you can definitely use oil paint under or over leaf. If leafing over oil paint you should use the oil-based adhesive instead of the water-based adhesive.
I stumbled onto your video with no reasons to stay and watch. However your simple, clear and professional instructive demonstration was so calming and interesting that I watched to the end and now thinking to try Gold leaf projects. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent!!!!!
THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH for taking the time and teach us so many tricks and knowledge U are the first person that i find that explains everything step by step...THANK YOU!!!
Step by step teaching technique is done beautifully! Thanks for being a great teacher! I paint furniture, but you're getting me interested in art. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you so much for this excellent video !!! After YEARS of using gold paint & being somewhat disappointed in the lack of gold ( always searching for the best gold paint)… I FINALLY realized what I was missing !!!! I can’t wait to dive into gold leaf !!!! 🙏🙏🙏♥️Love your landscapes ♥️☀️☀️☀️
Very informative video. Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m a beginner and started to use gold leaf, but already destroyed one of my paintings with varnish on the top. Hopefully with your tips I will improve my future work.
I’ve had gold leaf saved in a drawer with intimidating fear not knowing how to use it. I’ve saved your video for reference. This is a wonderful professional experience watching you. Thank you.
this is an excellent video! Thanks for sharing. I have applied copper leaves onto a table that I wanted to renovate and it turned out very nice but I made a few mistakes here and there. I did use real copper leaves so didn't need to apply the sealant. I will try your techniques for my next project !
A great video! Best I've seen on how to work with gold leaf. I tried it and I used freezer paper. The gold just didn't stick to it, so guess I really do need wax paper. I did manage to apply some to my painting and it's turned out so great!! Thank you so much!!!
Nancy I think I saw you many year ago in Art basel Miami; when my dauther started to go to the fairs. Thanks for share you skills and educational experience with us.
I could listen to you for hours, your presentations and descriptions are excellent and easily understood, plus you sprinkle it with general tips like wetting your brushes to make them easier to clean. Thank you for all the valued information. I do have a couple of questions if you have time. The first is can you use Clear UV Resistant Epoxy Resin on top of the gold leaf to seal it. The second question is can you use encaustic wax on top of it? Thank you.
Thank you so much I watched the whole video and it really helped me so much, I recommend this video as a great reference on how to use gold leaf, it has everything I really need it so thank you soooooo much, you are a great teacher
Goodness! I will have to change flavors of ice cream! Nancy, you have created a awesome video. Thank you so much for sharing. It's important to order your book. You do touch on everything, you have a tenancy to share all, (I find that very commendable) but I need your book. You are going to make me famous! I am following every stage of gilding. Through you. And a textbook..yours. I'm so excited! I'm 73 and have a lovely granddaughter who has that artistic touch, and I want to teach her techniques. We have that glorious gift and we must find the techniques to accomplish our enormous desire, and place it, for the world to see. You, my dear, are a gift from God, and I thank you.
Dear Pat, Thank you for your lovely comment! I'm so glad you are inspired by this video, and yes of course my book Acrylic Illuminations will have many techniques you will enjoy and can do along with your granddaughter! Thanks again! Nancy
Thank you for this amazing and knowledgeable video about the gold leaf. I am planning to start using this art technique on my painting but i don't have any idea how to apply it. Glad that i found your video. I hope this will help my art to look nicer and more interesting to the eye of others.
Definitely the best video on the subject I've yet found! You had a nice article on gold leaf and oil paint. I was wondering if there were any plans to produce a video on that subject? I paint almost entirely with oils, and I'm just starting to combine oils with gilding. I find that the paint tends to flow over it very easily, reacting more like watercolors than oils, requiring that I paint several layers. I'm trying to figure out how to mitigate that.
Thank you Michael! If your oil paint is too flowy over the leaf, then try reducing the amount of medium you are adding to the oil paint, and/or changing your medium to something a bit stiffer in feel (adding some cold wax, etc). So far no plans for an oil on leaf video, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the suggestions.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and for producing a very well made high quality video. You're an awesome, lovely and very pleasant teacher too :)
Wow!! Thanks so much for this tutorial!! Last night at around 2am I was in my studio looking at a round canvas dutch pour of flames that I had done, I wasn’t thrilled with it at all, it just was boring, I don’t know. So I was thinking how can I make this different when I decided I would metal leaf it. I had bought a few different colored leaves because I had planned on leaving some of my other paintings. I had never done it before but did have a beginner’s Mona Lisa kit that I had bought easily 15 years ago. All the stuff was dried up except believe it or not the adhesive was still good. So I set about trying to figure out how to do this by reading the directions. At the same time I had YT on and your video popped up without me looking for it, so I played it! As I was listening to you, not watching cuz I was trying to do the leaf (which was red colored leaf) it was so funny because everytime I either ripped it and had an extra piece you would say at the exact same moment “!oh if this happens don’t worry just move the ripped leaf to another area and that must have happened at least 4 times that exactly when something would happen with my leaf you’d say “now if this happens do this” it was as if you were standing there with me telling me what to do!!! I was laughing out loud as I was working because it was so strange but so HELPFUL!! Thank you so very much for helping me turn a kinda boring dutch pour of fire flames into a really individual piece!! I loved the video!! Excellent tutorial and right at a life saving or I should say a painting saving moment! lolol
WoW, you are really great! Also considering our planet. I like that a lot!!! Love from Verena ( fellow painting artist in the Netherlands) I have learned a lot from you. Wanted to use gold, silver and copper in my paintings but didn't dare... Have all the stuff.... but afraid to fly ( using it) With your video you gave me such an eye opener and boost. Thank you so much for that. And I love your paintings. If you want to visit this very small Country's: the Netherlands... Feel free to take contact with me and the quest room is yours...
...Nancy, i use a hair dryer rather than waiting in between stages [ after gluing and application of Gold leaf ] and it seems to work - i have a painting i did 3 years ago and the leaf is still not tarnished [ green ] and i cannot get the final Leaf Varnish at our local art supplier, so i simply use UV Archival Varnish w/ non yellowing ingredients and this also works - anyway, this video and others i have watched of yours is more great info in my creative arsenal - THANK YOU !
My goodness just found you here , you made my heart beat rapid fast, so interesting . Thank you for sharing all this information here with us seems like a college course to me. 🎨👏🙏👍☺️💕👩🎨
Hi Nancy! Thank you so much for this video, I have learned so much from it and you are a wonderful teacher. I also really appreciate your responses to questions in the comments section. I have scrolled through almost everything, learning as I go, so I don't make you repeat yourself again and again. I still have a few questions, however. I am working with gold leaf on an oil painting and was wondering if you've had any experience with the leaf acting up if the paint isn't 100% dry underneath (i'm on a time crunch) or the issue of oil paint on stretched canvas being too flexible for the gold leaf over time, causing it to crack or tear. Also, I am working on large stretched canvases, but would prefer the small spots of gold leaf to not show the canvas texture underneath. Is it possible to put a layer of molding paste on top of oils and then leaf on top of that? I have heard that mixing modeling paste with gesso would allow me to apply it to a flexible surface like stretched canvas, but I don't know if this is true, or if I'm able to apply it on top of oil paints. Thank you so much for being a wonderful source of information. I, and everyone else who has seen your videos or bought your book, am very grateful.
I've got Acrylic Illuminations and I just received my gold leaf supplies! Love your work, and thank you SO much for this wealth of information, Nancy! I REALLY appreciate the thoroughness of your presentation. I can't wait to get started! Also, I clicked on the video link for the painting video but the link is broken.
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One caveat for all the viewers interested in working with composition leaf or genuine silver leaf: If you're not painting or glazing over your applied leaf, don't ever touch the leaf with your bare fingers, as the oils from your skin will absolutely tarnish the leaf. You won't notice the tarnish until after you've sealed it with a clear coat, it develops over time; but there's no kind of remorse quite like discovering that mistake on a completed surface that you put hours of effort and artisanship into....(don't ask how I know this...) I always wear latex or vinyl disposable gloves when working with Dutch metal/composition leaf or genuine silver leaf). With genuine gold leaf or aluminum leaf it's not a problem, because neither can tarnish. Hope this helps, happy creating to all :)))
Onley if it's imitation gold leaf, I would assume
Can we apply gold leaf to an oil painting ?
@@marcconley7037 composition leaf = imitation gold leaf; different names for the same product type...
@@pinkibagchi7123 absolutely you can, just know that if you use composition leaf, you'll need to seal it with a solvent-based clear coat (gloss preferred) like a quality varnish.
Thankyou !! ❤️
5/14/2020 USA Grandpa Bill: In my 72 years this is the finest, most professional, most respectful, and most courteous video I have seen. Nancy, I think you are the best.
Thank you for your kind words!
I have been looking for a video like this for years. This is the most thorough of any art vid I have seen. Over the top great. Very generous!
I am very happy that my content is so helpful to you!
By far the best video on how to use gold leaf! I finally understand the whole process. I'll be continuing on to your next video. Your paintings in the background are gorgeous!
I can't believe I watched this 49 min video and it was SOoooo
Interresting that it seemed more like 10 min. and you taught us SO much in such a short time !
Thank you ! 😙💖
Wow what lovely feedback! I'm so glad you found my video interesting to watch. Thank you!
There's a lot of really good tips here not only about gilding but also about painting. Thanks so much for sharing!
Watching this in India. My liking for gold leaf got me to your video and loved how professionally and thoroughly you explained things. Im just beginning to paint, and god there's so much to learn 😅.
Thank you so much. Fan of your art work too!!
Golf leafing was so hard to me until I watched this video THANK YOU,, THANK YOU for sharing your technique
Absolutely best metal leaf tutorial I’ve seen! Thank you Nancy!
it is the very first time i watched an entire video, you are a very pleasant lady with a very pleasant voice! i can watch you over and over again and still keep a smile on my face. very helpful, THANK YOU!
What a comprehensive, professional presentation, delivered so that even novices can proceed with confidence and ensure success! Thank you!
Thank you Shirley! Glad you liked it.
Nancy, you're a godsend. I needed a fast, simple explanation of the process and yours was by far the clearer and most concise. Good thing i found you early in my search. I'll be able to finish my pieces in time. Many many thanks.
An amazing, wonderful demo. I found myself nodding and responding - even chuckling at the ice cream container bits! 😂 Almost like I was in a sign-up tutorial class myself. Well done & thank you for inspiring me with this illuminating medium.
A very comprehensive and in depth tutorial that is easy to follow. Really wonderful 👍
Such a thorough and easy to understand tutorial on the method ,usage, techniques on gold leaf. Yay! I'm thinking about doing tears flowing from a drawing of my eyes, looking at my daughter who passed during covid . I always thought the adhesive had to be thin to adhere. After seeing your dripping method( which looks dimensional), I will practice on something before I attempt it on my drawing. Tks a million❤️
Have fun!
I know nothing about art and I don't draw either, but I watched a gold leaf making video and I was curious about it's uses. This is a very specific and thorough tutorial, I'm only half way through but I'm really enjoying watching it! And your art is amazing! ❤
This is one of the best tutorials I have seen- thank you
Excellent teaching, Nancy.
Thank you so much for making this video. You answered ALL of my gold leaf questions that other videos didn't answer.
Glad it was helpful!
You are such a good teacher! You explain things thouroughly without overdoing it. I'm learning so much from your videos, thank you.
This video of yours deserves a double like!! Clear and useful information1 Easy to learn without skipping or anything! Really appreaciate your tutorial videos^^ Thank you!
Nancy thank you for your lesson. That was informative and inspirational. The artwork in the background is fabulous.
You are so welcome!
One of the best instructional videos ever! Not a single word was superfluous; I truly enjoyed following your process! Question: do you have experience "sealing" the foil with a basic epoxy resin? I am foiling ceramic tiles I made and want to seal them as durably as possible because I will be grouting over them. I realize I'm in an experiment, but I'm ready for any kind of happy mistakes; I just wonder if resin reacts to the silver foil in any way? Thank you in advance!
Sounds like an interesting experiment. If the epoxy resin is oil or solvent-based, it shouldn't tarnish or negatively affect the silver foil. Since the epoxy resin goes on fairly thickly, you might want to brush apply it thinly over the leaf first, let it dry, then pour a second layer thickly. For your purposes over the tiles, I wonder if Polyurethan would be better than the epoxy. I don't have any experience with epoxy or polyurethane over silver leaf - so this is just me throwing out ideas to add to your experiment. It would be great if you post back here with your results. Good luck with it!
@@nancyreyner You're totally right about polyurethane being the next (or better?) option. Should that also be oil or solvent based? I'll try epoxy and poly, and post results, thank you again!
@@tanjabrowne4488 The usual concern is using water-based products on imitation gold leaf, because those usually contain ammonia. Ammonia will tarnish the copper in imitation gold leaf, but since you're using silver (Imitation is aluminum) that shouldn't create any problems. This means you can use a wide variety of products to seal. Looking forward to your post of results.
@@nancyreyner Happy to report good results! I used imitation silver foil directly on some (failed) glazed ceramic teeth I had cut and sanded to shape. The foil attached beautifully. After burnishing I went in with fine grit sandpaper over the foil to darken some of the teeth ridges. I then sealed them with UV cure surfboard resin, just one coat, and grouted them. The finish help up perfectly to the grouting process and cleaned up nicely! Because my tiles were "distressed" to begin with, by the time I finished the whole process the silver had lost a lot of refraction, which actually worked for this particular project - the teeth had this sort of moon landing glow to them that was hard to identify with any other kind of medium I could have used. Very excited to explore more with gold and silver foil! Thank you again!
Thanks you for the excellent tips. I'm a landscape photographer and starting to incorporate gold and copper leafing on occasion when building frames in my woodshop. Very informative.
You are an amazing teacher! Thank you!
Thank you for this really fascinating and informative video. It's really helpful and inspirational. I also love your artworks displayed in the background. They're very beautiful.
I found you doing a search on utube about gold leaf painting. Thank you for your excellent clear and informative instruction! I'm learning so much :-)
Hi Nancy
I have watched your video through a couple of times. Thank you for taking the time to put that together for everyone.
I plan to gold leaf some fake fur very short in length, like what you might find on a deer.
I am curious as to the sealing in the end to keep the fake fur from moving around when I dust my object covered with the fake fur (it will be hanging on a wall and will need to periodically dusted).
What sealants should I apply (using fake gold) to keep the fabric hairs in place and not fall apart from the dusting that it will need in the future.
Thank you in advance for your advice.
Hmmm that's an interesting question. I have two ideas. The first idea is to spray the fur before you leaf it. Use a clear gloss Krylon spray. After a couple of spray coats, see if the hairs stay put. If so, then you can leaf over that using an oil based adhesive instead of the waterbased adhesive. The second idea is that after you leaf over the fur (without spraying it first) you can then apply a couple of spray coats using the Krylon. Apply as many coats as needed to flatten the fur. I suggest using the oil based leaf adhesive for both methods as this will adhere better to the fur. These are just theories as I have never worked on fur before. I recommend experimenting on something you don't care about first before working on your important piece.
Thank you very much for taking the time to respond. 😊
Would you finish with the oil based krylon as a final coat, or would the two different coats you mentioned in the video be better advisable for the final coating?
@@karenanddj Yes use the Krylon as a final coat. You do not need the archival varnishes I mention in the video. Archival varnishes are removable for cleaning purposes. Since you will not be removing the varnishes to clean them, like you would a fine art painting on a flat surface, you don't need to spend the extra money for these products. Also, a removable varnish would not be as permanent as the Krylon.
Excellent video. Systematic and Thoughtful process approach as well explanation to viewers. *Like*
very helpful, thanks. What about using it with oil paint.. under or over the paint?
It works just fine, used for centuries. Just remember that if you want a mirror finish you have to put your gold on a gesso or similar so you can burnish it, so it's under the paint or aside it. If you put it on oil or an oil based size it will be matte, because the surface is covered in ripples, so you won't get the full light out of the precious metal. But it's way easier. Oil must be almost dried, slightly sticky to you finger when you run it on the surface. If it's still too "wet", you can have bad surprises, like your leaf tearing up as the paint dries. Oil-based size is pre-cooked to dry quickly, but it's the same oil as the paint basically.
Yes you can definitely use oil paint under or over leaf. If leafing over oil paint you should use the oil-based adhesive instead of the water-based adhesive.
I stumbled onto your video with no reasons to stay and watch. However your simple, clear and professional instructive demonstration was so calming and interesting that I watched to the end and now thinking to try Gold leaf projects. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and talent!!!!!
Thank you very much 🎨
THANK YOU SO SO SO MUCH for taking the time and teach us so many tricks and knowledge U are the first person that i find that explains everything step by step...THANK YOU!!!
Happy to help!
Step by step teaching technique is done beautifully! Thanks for being a great teacher!
I paint furniture, but you're getting me interested in art. Thank you for the inspiration!
This demonstration video is so helpful and thorough. Thank you so much! I'm just getting into gilding, and now I feel prepared to start!
Thank you so much for this excellent video !!! After YEARS of using gold paint & being somewhat disappointed in the lack of gold ( always searching for the best gold paint)… I FINALLY realized what I was missing !!!! I can’t wait to dive into gold leaf !!!!
🙏🙏🙏♥️Love your landscapes ♥️☀️☀️☀️
Thank you. Some very good ideas in your video. And I enjoyed your presentation and your lovely voice.
Brilliant! I learned so much. You're a great teacher, Nancy. Thanks!
I am eager to try this technique. Thank you so very much, Nancy, you are a fabulous teacher; I think I can do it!
Such a thorough and professional explanation and great video! Thank you for your time and energy in putting this together!
Very informative video. Thank you for sharing your experience. I’m a beginner and started to use gold leaf, but already destroyed one of my paintings with varnish on the top. Hopefully with your tips I will improve my future work.
Dear Nancy, your presentation is absolutely perfect
What a lovely thing to say! Thank you very much.
Nice 👍
You are a great teacher!!! Can’t wait to watch more of your videos! Thank you for all that I have learned today!
Awesome! Thank you! What other techniques would you like me to make more videos on?
You're such a good teacher!! I watched the whole video and learnt so much!! Thank you :)
I’ve had gold leaf saved in a drawer with intimidating fear not knowing how to use it. I’ve saved your video for reference. This is a wonderful professional experience watching you. Thank you.
excellent demo and explaination! I highly recommend this video!
this is an excellent video! Thanks for sharing. I have applied copper leaves onto a table that I wanted to renovate and it turned out very nice but I made a few mistakes here and there. I did use real copper leaves so didn't need to apply the sealant. I will try your techniques for my next project !
Sounds like a great idea, I'd love to see the end results if you'd like to share them one day. Good luck with the project!
Thank you Nancy..best tutorial for leafing
Absolutely excellent ! The best teacher! Thank’you.
Hi Nancy, thank you so much for this demonstration. Your works are beautiful from your heart.
I thoroughly enjoyed you and your video. Very thoughtful, informative, and great directions. Thanks
A great video! Best I've seen on how to work with gold leaf. I tried it and I used freezer paper. The gold just didn't stick to it, so guess I really do need wax paper. I did manage to apply some to my painting and it's turned out so great!! Thank you so much!!!
Yes wax paper works, freezer paper does not. Glad you got some onto your painting! Thank you for the compliments. I'm glad you liked the video.
Yes you can do that. Apply gesso or a paste to the canvas, then sand it so it’s smooth.
I have a few books either with your name included or perhaps books.
I am very excited to discover your video!!
Thank YOU MUCH 💓
dear Nancy , thank you , it was big help for me
I'm glad it was helpful.
Nancy I think I saw you many year ago in Art basel Miami; when my dauther started to go to the fairs. Thanks for share you skills and educational experience with us.
Oh thank you!
I could listen to you for hours, your presentations and descriptions are excellent and easily understood, plus you sprinkle it with general tips like wetting your brushes to make them easier to clean. Thank you for all the valued information. I do have a couple of questions if you have time. The first is can you use Clear UV Resistant Epoxy Resin on top of the gold leaf to seal it. The second question is can you use encaustic wax on top of it? Thank you.
how very interesting and very clearly and concisely explained without any waffle you find in other videos. brilliant thank you
Glad you liked it.
You are amazing!!! Your explanation and knowledge are on a highest level! Thank you so much for this video!
Hi Nancy, thank you for this very good an infomativ instruction video. Greetings from Bavaria - Tina :D
excellent instructions, thank you for taking time to share. PS love your artwork.
So glad I found this video- very inspiring!
Glad it was helpful!
This was excellent. You inspired me.
I truly appreciate your very thorough instructions. Many thanks Nancy🙂
Thank you so much I watched the whole video and it really helped me so much, I recommend this video as a great reference on how to use gold leaf, it has everything I really need it so thank you soooooo much, you are a great teacher
Thank you so much I just started to work with gold leaf great tips .😁
Wonderful video, thank you for all the information!!
Excellent video! So much of useful information. Thank you so much ☺
Goodness! I will have to change flavors of ice cream! Nancy, you have created a awesome video. Thank you so much for sharing. It's important to order your book. You do touch on everything, you have a tenancy to share all, (I find that very commendable) but I need your book. You are going to make me famous! I am following every stage of gilding. Through you. And a textbook..yours. I'm so excited! I'm 73 and have a lovely granddaughter who has that artistic touch, and I want to teach her techniques. We have that glorious gift and we must find the techniques to accomplish our enormous desire, and place it, for the world to see. You, my dear, are a gift from God, and I thank you.
Dear Pat, Thank you for your lovely comment! I'm so glad you are inspired by this video, and yes of course my book Acrylic Illuminations will have many techniques you will enjoy and can do along with your granddaughter! Thanks again! Nancy
Thank you for this amazing and knowledgeable video about the gold leaf. I am planning to start using this art technique on my painting but i don't have any idea how to apply it. Glad that i found your video. I hope this will help my art to look nicer and more interesting to the eye of others.
Absolutely fantastic tutorial. Thanks so much xx
WOW seriously you have taught well 👍 thanks
Thank you Nancy. Very well explained.
Definitely the best video on the subject I've yet found! You had a nice article on gold leaf and oil paint. I was wondering if there were any plans to produce a video on that subject? I paint almost entirely with oils, and I'm just starting to combine oils with gilding. I find that the paint tends to flow over it very easily, reacting more like watercolors than oils, requiring that I paint several layers. I'm trying to figure out how to mitigate that.
Thank you Michael! If your oil paint is too flowy over the leaf, then try reducing the amount of medium you are adding to the oil paint, and/or changing your medium to something a bit stiffer in feel (adding some cold wax, etc). So far no plans for an oil on leaf video, but I'll keep it in mind. Thanks for the suggestions.
Thank you very much for sharing your knowledge and for producing a very well made high quality video. You're an awesome, lovely and very pleasant teacher too :)
Really great video.
Thank You so very much for sharing. I especially like used the grease paper for easier application. Much appreciated.
Absolutely awesome video . Thank you soooo much 🏴
Great tips, easy to watch. Thank you.
Beautifully explained thank you.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you Nancy, very helpful tips. :)
Wow!! Thanks so much for this tutorial!! Last night at around 2am I was in my studio looking at a round canvas dutch pour of flames that I had done, I wasn’t thrilled with it at all, it just was boring, I don’t know. So I was thinking how can I make this different when I decided I would metal leaf it. I had bought a few different colored leaves because I had planned on leaving some of my other paintings. I had never done it before but did have a beginner’s Mona Lisa kit that I had bought easily 15 years ago. All the stuff was dried up except believe it or not the adhesive was still good. So I set about trying to figure out how to do this by reading the directions. At the same time I had YT on and your video popped up without me looking for it, so I played it! As I was listening to you, not watching cuz I was trying to do the leaf (which was red colored leaf) it was so funny because everytime I either ripped it and had an extra piece you would say at the exact same moment “!oh if this happens don’t worry just move the ripped leaf to another area and that must have happened at least 4 times that exactly when something would happen with my leaf you’d say “now if this happens do this” it was as if you were standing there with me telling me what to do!!! I was laughing out loud as I was working because it was so strange but so HELPFUL!! Thank you so very much for helping me turn a kinda boring dutch pour of fire flames into a really individual piece!! I loved the video!! Excellent tutorial and right at a life saving or I should say a painting saving moment! lolol
So great to hear your story. I love synchronicities like this. I'm glad my video was helpful for your work and helped save your painting!
Amazing Tutorial love all the steps. Amazing Art. Thank you so much for sharing.
WoW, you are really great! Also considering our planet. I like that a lot!!! Love from Verena ( fellow painting artist in the Netherlands) I have learned a lot from you. Wanted to use gold, silver and copper in my paintings but didn't dare... Have all the stuff.... but afraid to fly ( using it) With your video you gave me such an eye opener and boost. Thank you so much for that.
And I love your paintings. If you want to visit this very small Country's: the Netherlands... Feel free to take contact with me and the quest room is yours...
Thank you Lotte for your lovely comment, and welcoming note to the Netherlands. Maybe one day.....
Fantastic video. Thank you very much for sharing all those precious information!
This is a superb tutorial!
Thank you Susan for taking the time to comment!
...Nancy, i use a hair dryer rather than waiting in between stages [ after gluing and application of Gold leaf ] and it seems to work - i have a painting i did 3 years ago and the leaf is still not tarnished [ green ] and i cannot get the final Leaf Varnish at our local art supplier, so i simply use UV Archival Varnish w/ non yellowing ingredients and this also works - anyway, this video and others i have watched of yours is more great info in my creative arsenal - THANK YOU !
Glad you found a good way to have things work well for you. Thanks for your comment!
Lovely techniques!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. THANK YOU!!!!
You are one of my fab! ART teachers!
THANK YOU! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow you really brightened up my day!! Thank you so much.
🙏🏼 thank you.. I am so inspired right now.. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
Outstanding tutorial, wow
This was so informative! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise!
My goodness just found you here , you made my heart beat rapid fast, so interesting . Thank you for sharing all this information here with us seems like a college course to me. 🎨👏🙏👍☺️💕👩🎨
Hi Sima, So glad you like the video!! Thank you for your kind words and taking time to comment.
Hi Nancy! Thank you so much for this video, I have learned so much from it and you are a wonderful teacher. I also really appreciate your responses to questions in the comments section. I have scrolled through almost everything, learning as I go, so I don't make you repeat yourself again and again. I still have a few questions, however.
I am working with gold leaf on an oil painting and was wondering if you've had any experience with the leaf acting up if the paint isn't 100% dry underneath (i'm on a time crunch) or the issue of oil paint on stretched canvas being too flexible for the gold leaf over time, causing it to crack or tear.
Also, I am working on large stretched canvases, but would prefer the small spots of gold leaf to not show the canvas texture underneath. Is it possible to put a layer of molding paste on top of oils and then leaf on top of that? I have heard that mixing modeling paste with gesso would allow me to apply it to a flexible surface like stretched canvas, but I don't know if this is true, or if I'm able to apply it on top of oil paints.
Thank you so much for being a wonderful source of information. I, and everyone else who has seen your videos or bought your book, am very grateful.
I've got Acrylic Illuminations and I just received my gold leaf supplies! Love your work, and thank you SO much for this wealth of information, Nancy! I REALLY appreciate the thoroughness of your presentation. I can't wait to get started! Also, I clicked on the video link for the painting video but the link is broken.
where are you buying gold leaf for $10 a sheet? it should be around $1.50
amazing class
Glad I found you. I love gold leaf.
Very nicely presented video. Thank you.
Thank you..I'll go to will buy your book,fantastic...you are lovely,very good teacher..continue inspire Artist same me...