My second attempt at patinizing silver leaf was successful. After applying the leaf I laid crumpled tissue paper in the bowl and sprayed the paper with a solution of 1 part liver of sulphur concentrate to 70 parts espresso coffee at 120 degrees F. I placed a plate on top to stop evaporation and left it for 45 minutes before rinsing it with warm water from a spray bottle to stop the colouring. (I think my first effort last summer failed because I used a different manufacturers silver leaf which was probably imitation).
Looking forward to using the effect on hollow forms and platters.
The next two pieces I used my £2.50 'airbrush' for decoration and finally a salad bowl in sycamore.
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| Bowl in sycamore 8" x 4 1/2" acrylic paint, silver leaf, varnish |
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| Platter in sycamore 15" x 2" acrylic paint, shellac, and wax |
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| Bowl in apple 6" x 4" acrylic paint and varnish |
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| Salad bowl in sycamore 15" x 4" walnut oil |
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