DIY DIY Gold Leaf Painting

November 08, 2017

Hey y'all!

I possess got a quick together with slow DIY golden leafage paradigm for you today! It took me less than one-half an hr to make, together with along the agency I discovered some golden pigment that genuinely looks similar existent golden leafage (without all of the hassle of applying existent golden leaf).
Because amongst a half dozen calendar month former baby, I possess got some iii seconds to pursue anything creative. So, similar who has fourth dimension for hard things.

Here's a close-up of my latest golden leafage paradigm (and likely my easiest fine art projection to date).

I genuinely made this for my component that I'm currently re-doing, but it's nevertheless inward progress, then I decided to hang it inward the dining room for a picayune while.

So, here's a quick tutorial.

I started amongst a foursquare canvas, added a picayune frame that I spray painted silver.

Then, I taped a stencil to the canvas. This is 1 of my favorite stencils that I've used several times right away (you tin say past times the layers of pinkish together with white pigment all over it). I can't abide by the exact stencil I bought, but this link volition possess got you to 1 that's around identical.

Then, I merely applied my golden paint.

I unremarkably piece of occupation a mini pigment roller when I'm using a stencil because it doesn't bleed nether the stencil, but this pigment is crude oil based together with genuinely thick, then it worked pretty good amongst merely a paintbrush. I gooped it on pretty thick, too, merely because I liked how it looked.

The golden leafage pigment I used was called Precious Metals in

18 kt Gold (affiliate link). It comes inward a tiny picayune container, but a picayune goes a long way. And it's amazing.

I've used a lot of existent golden leafage inward the past times few years together with this pigment is the closest I've flora to the existent stuff.

Once you are done applying the paint, merely withdraw the stencil together with allow it dry.

And that's all at that topographic point is to it!

Pretty easy, right?

That's all for today, guys!

Thanks then much for beingness here. I'll instruct out you amongst a motion-picture demo of Ava, who is half dozen months former equally of this week. She loves laughing at her daddy, dancing inward her jumper, hats, bathtime, together with waking upwards at iii am.