Hey guys! I have never attempted any gold finishing (unless you could my hot glue/hobby lobby ark of the covenant from when I was 10) and I had a few questions. I’m working on a huge project involving a nice gold finish and I’m a bit lost in a sea of available info. The base pieces will be impact resistant resin.
My initial plan was to gold leaf, but since the props have multiple parts touching/rubbing I decided that may not be the best idea.
Then I thought about emptying an 18k gold leafing pen and airbrushing it onto the piece, similar to how some do Molotow chrome pens.
I’m not exactly looking for a mirror chrome gold look, as that would look too pristine, if that makes sense. Too “fake” I guess? The gold look I’ll be shooting for is precisely like what’s shown in the photo attached to this post. According to the user who made it “This is 2K clear tinted with So Strong pigments.“, but I can’t seem to find any other info on that method.
If anyone has tips or additional info I’d be glad to know! Thanks a ton guys
My initial plan was to gold leaf, but since the props have multiple parts touching/rubbing I decided that may not be the best idea.
Then I thought about emptying an 18k gold leafing pen and airbrushing it onto the piece, similar to how some do Molotow chrome pens.
I’m not exactly looking for a mirror chrome gold look, as that would look too pristine, if that makes sense. Too “fake” I guess? The gold look I’ll be shooting for is precisely like what’s shown in the photo attached to this post. According to the user who made it “This is 2K clear tinted with So Strong pigments.“, but I can’t seem to find any other info on that method.
If anyone has tips or additional info I’d be glad to know! Thanks a ton guys