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I am in the process of creating one of my finest masterpieces. Because I want to make it different from my previous works, I am considering the application of gold leaf.
My questions:
1. Is genuine gold leaf worth its cost? (as opposed to the much cheaper price tags of imitation gold leaf, gold paint, etc. for a similar effect)
2. What is the best way to apply it?
Tangentially,
3. Points to anyone who can tell me how much it cost Klimt to create all his famous paintings (which involved the extensive use of gold leaf) or even just one (e.g. The Kiss).
University of Toronto '11
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google it, why would we know...
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I put this in the hobbies and interests section for a reason.
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press the gold leaf directly onto the sculpture and then use a brush to clean it up.
I saw this on the show "how its made" when they were making signs for the restaurant Eggspectation
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IMO, no I don't think that genuine gold leaf is worth it, unless you can really afford it. It's as fragile as hell and hard to work with.
Not sure about the Klimt question, I'm going to say a bazillion dollars, give or take.
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