[Scriptoris] Ink used for gold paint on charters?

[Star - Ansteorra]

Hobbylobby.com always has a internet coupon offer and the default one
seems to be 40% off any non sale item.  Windsor Newton has a gold ink
that has flakes of metal in it.  Put down on some commercial gesso
(yeah, I know a cheesy shortcut) and it ain't too bad either.  I have
used both on one scroll to get a two tone gold effect.  Not too bad.

Druinne, Star

On 12/4/06, Aubree Pham <muirenn at gmail.com> wrote:
> Please forgive me for the delay in my response!  Mundane life has a way of
> catching up to one at the most inopportune moments. :P
>
> I have had good luck with the Speedball super pigmented acrylic ink in
> gold.  I find that it is very easy to work with and lays down nicely to let
> the texture of the paper show through, which I find to be a very nice
> effect.  I use a #3 and a #0 brush to lay it down, depending on the area I
> want to cover.  I find the larger the brush used when painting larger areas,
> the less chance of streaking.  I also use these brushes exclusively for the
> gold, as I once made the mistake of using the same brush for both pigment
> and metallic gold and ended up with sparkly cobalt blue (things I wish I had
> been told when I first started painting :P).
>
> The local Hobby Lobby sells 2 oz jars for $4.99, and you can't beat that
> price!  Well, I suppose you can if you wait for a sale and use one of thier
> 40% off coupons. ;)
>
> For anyone who would like to see completed scrolls using this ink, or play
> around with it for themselves, I will be at Coronation and will happily let
> others use some of mine.
>
> I'd like to know what others use for metallic gold, and what degree of
> success you've had with it.  I've only just started experimenting with gold
> gouache, and will report back on my results!
>
> -Kat
>
>
> On 12/1/06, Hillary Greenslade <hillaryrg at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Greetings,
> > Recently, I was handed a set of scrolls from Emerald Keep to turn into
> > Sable Scroll. A number of
> > the scrolls created by Katarzyna 'Kat' Nikolaieva had some really nice
> > gold on them.  Kat
> > mentioned that it was a gold-ink that she found and was having good
> > success with.
> >
> > Kat, can you share what that ink was with the group, and also let us know
> > what tool you used to
> > apply it (pen or brush)?
> >
> > Thanks, Hillary
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