Illustrating the Natural World with Watercolor and Charcoal
How to Apply Gold Leaf
A course by Sarah Stokes , Artist
About the video: How to Apply Gold Leaf
Overview
“To end this unit, I will demonstrate how to apply gold leaf to the piece to add style.”
In this video lesson Sarah Stokes addresses the topic: How to Apply Gold Leaf, which is part of the Domestika online course: Illustrating the Natural World with Watercolor and Charcoal. Learn to illustrate the beauty of nature through expressive brushstrokes and charcoal techniques to create a vibrant scene of a wild meadow.
Partial transcription of the video
“ How to Apply Gold Leaf In this lesson, I'll show you how to apply gold leaf to your bumblebee. The reason that I apply gold leaf both to some of my watercolours and charcoals is it gives it a bit of bling and it shines beautifully as well. The problem is if we apply the size, which is the stuff that sticks the gold leaf on directly onto paper or card, then it sinks through. We have to prep it first or prime it with acrylic. I'll show you the process now. The first thing you want to decide is where you want to apply your gold leaf. What I tend to do is take a photograph of my work, pop it ...”
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Course summary for: Illustrating the Natural World with Watercolor and Charcoal
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Areas
Naturalistic Illustration, Painting, Traditional illustration
Sarah Stokes
A course by Sarah Stokes
Sarah Stokes is a self-taught artist from the Midlands region in England, a place where she finds inspiration and creates work that is full of life. From a young age, Sarah has always been her happiest when painting and drawing, using her creativity to build a successful business career before deciding to return to what she loved most.
She has created artwork for bands, restaurants, breweries, and schools, as well as giftware for clients like Enesco. Her work is exhibited in Whitewall Galleries, Clarendon Fine Art, and several independent galleries. Sarah’s prints can also be found worldwide in places like Next, Wayfair, and on Amazon.
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