Gold leaf art

Learn to expertly apply gold leaf for your acrylic and oil paintings with our comprehensive guide, working tips and free video tutorial!

In this tutorial, I’ll walk you through how to use gold leaf in your artwork. I absolutely love gold and find that gold leaf is a fabulous medium to use to create a stunning, shimmering, and unique piece of artwork.

GODDESS OF PAINT | Abstract Art on Instagram: "💛✨💛✨💛 24k or immitation gold leaf? Can you tell the difference? #goldleafart #goldleafpainting #goldenartwork #24kgold #immitationgoldleaf"

Fine art paintings using oil paint on gold leaf.

Theodora, The Carpenter's Wife on Instagram: "A little gold leaf to brighten a grey, drizzly, Somerset day. Gilding an illuminated flower letter. L is for Lily, 23.5 carat gold leaf on a letter L with intertwined white lilies. #illuminatedlettering #botanicalart #lily"

Alison McIlkenny explains the process of applying gold leaf and using it in paintings as well as sharing the differences between genuine and imitation gold leaf.

This guide below aims to give you an overview of the gilding process, tips and techniques so you can start your gilding projects with ease.