Despite the huge range of paints in art and hardware stores, gold paint on sale is not always. Most often it should be done independently. In this case it is important to define a paint basis correctly.
It is required to you
- - gold or bronze powder;
- - aluminum powder;
- - varnish;
- - drying oil;
- - joiner's glue;
- - caustic rubbed;
- - hydrochloric acid;
- - burned lime;
- - ware for mixing;
- - palette.
Instruction
1. Decide what type of paint you need to receive. The choice of varnish or glue depends on it. For example, for production of self-made gold gouache it is necessary to make a basis at first. In 1.4 l of water part 100 g of wheat starch and add 7.2 g of a caustic natr there. That paint laid down better, add 10 more g of pure joiner's glue. Carefully mix all this and add slightly hydrochloric acid as metal powder can suffer from alkali. Add hydrochloric acid in very small portions and continuously disturb.
2. After preparation of a basis in the same small portions add burned lime and a pigment, in this case - gold or bronze powder. Gold powder happens different shades, it is the simplest to buy it through Online store. Bronze powder happens several brands. As a pigment usually use the BPK brand. If not to add lime to this structure, watercolor paint will turn out.
3. It is more convenient to cover big surfaces oil or nitropaint. For obtaining gold color use drying oil or varnish. Keep in mind that drying oil dries much more slowly therefore it will be more convenient to do gold paint of varnish. Pour varnish in ware for mixing. Add gold or bronze powder in the small portions there. Carefully mix that it was not formed clots. Gold happens different shades therefore different concentration are possible. In certain cases it is possible to add aluminum to bronze powder. Color will turn out lighter. At production of paints with gold powder of it usually it is not required as it happens various shades. Advantage of this way of preparation is that paints can be prepared as much as necessary. It is perfectly stored in the closed ware. Before the use it needs to be stirred.
4. If necessary to gild a product from a papier-mache or, say, a plasticine sculpture ground a product aqueous emulsion ink. After that paint it with gold gouache or paint on the basis of varnish. In the latter case the product does not need to be covered with an additional layer of colourless varnish. When using gouache it is better to make it.