Jeff Longtin Posted April 12, 2023 Report Share Posted April 12, 2023 I have a thought to make quilted porcelain picture frames in gold. I'll high fire them to make them durable, cone 6, but am unsure about how to achieve a gold appearance. I don't think I want to work with gold lustres so that leaves me with gold paints? As those look unappealing, I'm thinking about gold leaf. Has anyone applied gold leaf to a ceramic surface and any tips on the process? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Longtin Posted April 30, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 30, 2023 To update: I mentioned my interest to an artist friend and he explained that there are two types of gold leaf: the real thing, expensive, and the imitation version, not so expensive. He also explained that applying gold leaf is very difficult and he would not recommend it. He said the better paints do a good job of creating a similar effect. Turns out Amaco makes a non fire gold leaf paint. Maybe not as durable as gold lustre but alot easier on the lungs and studio. Callie Beller Diesel and PeterH 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dylan5874 Posted May 2, 2023 Report Share Posted May 2, 2023 That looks really nice! What was the name of the paint you used? Jeff Longtin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Longtin Posted May 5, 2023 Author Report Share Posted May 5, 2023 Thanks Dylan! It's called Amaco Brush-n-Leaf Liquid metallic - Interior Gold Leaf. A little smelly on application but fine the next day. Unfortunately Continental Clay is discontinuing it so I then tried the Craftsmart product. Looks to be about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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