Applying Gold Leaf to an Acrylic Painting

[@kathleen_rietz_artist]

Hi artists. Enjoy this demo on how I use gold leaf.

[@sherreesharron1726]

How beautiful!❤❤❤

[@kathleen_rietz_artist]

Thanks for watching. I am happy you enjoyed it. Gold leaf is a little tricky to work with, but the result is beautiful.

[@chp21600]

I l❤ve it!!!

[@kathleen_rietz_artist]

Thanks!!

[@laurienye7514]

Very pretty. I love that.

[@kathleen_rietz_artist]

Thanks so much. I hope you'll try using gold leaf sometime!

[@anick6265]

Magnifique!

[@sislertx]

Ha oddly i have been buying some gold leaf to make a painting so glad..u did this...thank you!!

[@kathleen_rietz_artist]

That's great! I hope you enjoy using gold leaf. It's really so pretty (and messy).

[@DianeCogburn]

I am enjoying your You Tube videos. In this one you referred to a Mock Up or Source
How do you make your mock ups?😊

[@kathleen_rietz_artist]

Good question. I take a photo with my phone or tablet, then import it into a program such as Procreate, then add a new layer on top of the image that I can draw on with my stylus and experiment with placement of the gold leaf until I find a composition that I’m happy with. The online course that this video is from is called ‘Glimmering Gardens’, and in the course I go more in depth as to how I work out compositions through mockups. You can find the course here: kathleenrietzartist.thinkific.com/courses/glimmering-gardens

[@dianecharest8365]

Ooh. What kind of brush is that? I want one of them. Nice work you do btw. I love your style.

[@kathleen_rietz_artist]

Thank you. I assume you mean the large brush? I'm not even sure what it would be called. I just happened to have it in my stash, and loved that its bristles are stiff enough to remove the excess gold leaf.