How to Gold Leaf and Acrylic Painting Ideas Over Gold Leaf

Name: How to Gold Leaf and Acrylic Painting Ideas Over Gold Leaf
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Easily apply gold leaf to any surface AND learn best acrylic painting techniques to use with leaf for exciting images

Created byNancy Reyner

Last updated 9/2023

English

What you'll learn

Apply gold or other metal leaf successfully.
Learn how to combine leaf with acrylic painting.
Achieve special effects with acrylic paint on leaf.
Glazing leaf for enhanced colors.

Course content

2 sections • 18 lectures • 1h 42m total length

Welcome from Your Instructor1:41
Welcome from your instructor! See pdf document in this lecture’s resources section. It is a summary of all the steps in Section 1 to gold leaf a surface, and includes a resource and supply list.
Introduction to Gold Leaf6:56
A preview peak at inspirational ideas for using gold leaf in combination with painting.
All About Your Supplies5:33
Descriptions on supplies needed to apply leaf to a surface.
Preparing Your Surface for Leafing8:01
Important preparation steps prior to leafing. Options to add color and texture underneath the leaf.
Applying Leaf Adhesive5:46
Tips to apply the leaf size or leaf adhesive onto your surface.
Leafing and Burnishing9:08
Learn how to apply the leaf onto the adhesive, and then burnish it to make sure it sticks well.
Cleaning Excess Leaf3:41
Clean off the excess leaf to reveal your gleaming leafed surface.
Sealing the Leaf7:18
How to seal the leaf to protect it from tarnishing

Introduction to Acrylic Painting on Gold Leaf4:55
In addition to the lecture videos in this section, please view the pdf resource included here with this lecture. It contains inspirational projects and Ideas to combine painting techniques with leaf.
Key Concepts About Painting on Leaf3:26
A leaf surface can be painted on just like any surface. However, by understanding the three types of overpainting layers (transparent, transluscent and opaque) you will have an easier time achieving the results you want.
Subtle Colored Glazes14:01
How to mix a subtle glaze mixture to slightly shift the leaf color warmer or cooler.
Intense Colored Glazes4:35
How to mix and apply glazes that have a strong bold color.
Translucent Layering6:54
Using some cool tricks you can veil or slightly shift the glossy glow of the leaf in places to create atmospheric effects and the feeling of space in a 2D painting.
Cool Technique Using Glass Bead Gel6:01
Here is another way to create translucency as in the previous lecture, however this product is super cool and gives a mysterious textural quality to your leafed surface.
Opaque Paint Color3:14
Tips on applying paint color to your leafed surface.
Sanding Techniques on Leaf3:31
Learn some fancy ways to remove paint to change an image, and to create interesting special effects by sanding paint off the leafed surface.
Special Effects with Pastes6:37
Watercolor effects (using acrylic paint) can be obtained by applying absorbent pastes over the leaf. Great way to create a faux tarnish look that is superb!
Finishing Varnish Topcoat1:23
Learn why it is a good idea to apply a final varnish over your completed painting.

Requirements

Some familiarity with acrylic paints and mediums would be helpful but not required.

Description

Easily add gold and other metal leaf to any surface, for fine art paintings and craft projects. Learn all about metal leaf - different types like gold, silver and copper. Watch all the steps from start to finish, including cool tips and tricks to leaf application. Discover which types of leaf to use, optimal tools and materials, how to prepare your surface to permanently adhere the leaf, and excellent ways to seal and protect the leaf.

Find out how easy it is to apply leaf to unusual surfaces such as household objects, greeting cards, furniture and many other items you have to make them more richer looking and more exciting.

This course will take you even further by exploring many acrylic painting techniques to compliment the leaf. These include special glazing applications for transparent glowing metallic colors, working with texture to create unusual leaf surfaces, faux tarnish effects that look like tarnished metal and other contemporary paint applications. Use these for fine art paintings, or any type of craft that will benefit from a little sparkle.

Please note this course is also included in The Ultimate Acrylic Painting Course, created by this same instructor, Nancy Reyner, available here on Udemy - for even more exciting acrylic painting ideas.

Who this course is for:

Anyone wanting to use gold leaf (real or imitation) for fine art painting or craft projects.

How to Gold Leaf and Acrylic Painting Ideas Over Gold Leaf

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Course content

Creating a Gold Leaf Surface8 lectures • 48min

Acrylic Painting on Gold Leaf10 lectures • 55min

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