How to Gold Leaf Tutorial

This tutorial goes through laying down gold foil on canvas prints for a large solid area. I did this outside using the basic gold leafing tools which I'll show alongside the technique on how to lay it down properly! It's really a fun way to add some pop to your pieces and is something I plan on doing much more in the future! Thanks in advance for checking this out and I hope it helps you out!

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[Rusmix]

honestly my eyes is locked on the female drawing, this skill deserve mils of view

[donnaloftin]

Thank you so much. I’m a 70-year-old woman just starting out with art and this video was extremely helpful. What an amazing young man you are.

[judichristopher]

I'm sure you already know this...
since it is obvious that you're a professional...
but to get a richer GOLD...
you could paint RED first... 
let dry, then do the Gold Leaf... or if you 
want a more yellow gold, you paint Yellow under the
gold leaf... it really makes a difference. 
The masters do this with SIGN painting too!

[judichristopher]

5 years later... I'm back to see this again...
SOOOO BEAUTIFUL

[TanukiDigital]

17:26 "Don't laugh into your gold"... what is this, etiquette tips for the 1%??? :D

[burdenblossom]

I would NOT have waited 20 mins, thank you for emphasizing how important that part is!

[BrushesandBunnies]

I am so happy this was in my recommendations! Your art is incredibly beautiful.

[shirahdupuis]

I watched this for the gold leaf, but the drawing is incredible!! Love it

[loribrown]

Before you went back over those spots it actually resembled the moon, my opinion anyway ☺

[tracylee]

I used your technique for my first every gold project and it worked perfectly! Thank you for the tips on trouble-shooting. I know this video is 5 years old, but it was the best one I found. Thank you!

[dalainebloom]

This was My First time to ever See You and Your artwork. You are Both BEAUTIFUL!!! I have given You a like and also subscribed. I look forward to seeing You do more work. You are Very AWESOME!!!

[ivie]

I love how this guy makes an attempt to like a lot of his comments. Shows us he actually reads them and appreciates them :)

[mrCetus]

Such a stunning drawing. Would love to see the final product.

[cherylannebarillartist]

That’s a nice tutorial for gold foil which behaves slightly different from Gold leaf. Another thing would be, With gold leaf you would definitely not waste any with this carefree application and the proper drying of adhesive is a must! One tip for knowing when the adhesive is ready for application, whether using metal sheeting or actual gold leaf is to notice when the adhesive is invisible.

[truegrit]

Most youtube posters would have shortened this video, but by taking your time, and showing us your "mistakes", you posting is incredibly instructional and useful. Beautiful work, guy!

[xJulietDoll]

Wow, when you started laying down the gold flakes it was so satisfying. It’s like butter

[LilyDuVeauLilysMix]

I use aa very soft fluffy round brush to "burnish" the surface of the gold when working with gold leaf. The way of the old Masters.

[Doxymeister]

Oh man, that does my heart good to see beautiful art being made. I'm old, have arthritis so don't do much art anymore, so I live vicariously through artists on YouTube. Thank you for that! She's gorgeous!

[HarleyTheCockatiel]

I know this is weird but I really liked it before you went and patched in the lifted areas, the texture the first imperfect layer created made it look like the moon

[mosioatunya]

It has been really useful to see how areas of imperfection are improved! It's all a matter of trial and error.