This is a continuation of my weekend experimenting with gold leaf. For part 1, see Discovering the Beauty of Gold: A Weekend Experiment - Part One (sdoner2.wixsite.com).
After my first test focused on the sanding of the gesso, I still wasn't completely happy with the raised gilding. I felt some of the sizing (the raised gesso) had settled into the paper, which diminished the height of the gesso pillow.
I remembered a conversation I had with my friend, Ellesbeth, wherein she said she always lays a thin layer under any of her gilding in order to seal the paper. So, I decided to do another trial to test laying a thin layer of sizing under the raised gesso.
I will be doing raised and flat gilding next to each other on my upcoming scrolls. The stems of flowers will be flat and leaves and other portions of the scrolls will be raised. So, if I use a flat gilding size under the raised gilding as well, it will serve the double purpose of a smooth transition to between the flat and raised gilding.
Steps
I made two squares, one with the underlay of the Kolner miniatum, and one of the Guild Mirandola Permacol. To be honest, my Kolner is old, and really should have been thinned down, however, for this experiment, it was ok.
I waited a few hours for the miniatum and Permacol to dry and then put the raised gesso on top of each square
After letting the gesso dry overnight, I sanded the gesso, and applied the gold leaf.
I am extremely pleased with the Guild Permacol underneath.
Here is a comparison between the first set without any sizing under the gesso (the sanding test from Part 1) and the second set with the sizing:
Conclusion
While it may be hard to discern a noticeable difference in the picture, the test pieces with the sizing underneath the gesso were definitely more built up than without.
The test also proved that I could use the Permacol to go from the flat gilding to the raised gilding without any break.
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