ovaledasorquideas: Diy Gilded Leafage Epitome

made amongst a stencil as well as some amazing pigment that mimics existent gilt leafage DIY Gold Leaf Painting

Hey y'all!

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

Here's a close-up of my latest gilt leafage ikon (and in all probability my easiest fine art projection to date).

I genuinely made this for my share that I'm currently re-doing, but it's even as well as thence inward progress, as well as thence I decided to hang it inward the dining room for a footling while.

So, here's a quick tutorial.

I started amongst a foursquare canvas, added a footling 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 at 1 time (you tin flame country past times the layers of pinkish as well as white pigment all over it). I can't notice the exact stencil I bought, but this link volition possess got you to 1 that's nigh identical.

Then, I only applied my gilt paint.

I unremarkably role a mini pigment roller when I'm using a stencil because it doesn't bleed nether the stencil, but this pigment is fossil oil based as well as genuinely thick, as well as thence it worked pretty good amongst only a paintbrush. I gooped it on pretty thick, too, only because I liked how it looked.

The gilt leafage pigment I used was called Precious Metals in

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

I've used a lot of existent gilt leafage inward the past times few years as well as this pigment is the closest I've institute to the existent stuff.

Once you are done applying the paint, only withdraw the stencil as well as allow it dry.

And that's all in that place is to it!

Pretty easy, right?

That's all for today, guys!

Thanks as well as thence much for existence here. I'll larn out you amongst a film of Ava, who is vi months quondam equally of this week. She loves laughing at her daddy, dancing inward her jumper, hats, bathtime, as well as waking upwards at iii am.