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Rick Glawson Commemorative Reverse Glass Sign Creation By Larry White Step 1 - Artwork Creation / Step 2 - Glass Surface Alteration / Step 3 - Rendering the Main Copy / Step 4 - Colorizing Center Panel / Step 5 - Gilding Lower Sand Carving / Step 6 - Gilding “Keeper of the Craft” Ring / Step 7 - Gilding Lions / Step 8 - Gilding Glue Chipped Scroll Work and Borders / Step 9 - Gilding Carved Text / Step 10 - Rendering the Secondary Center Panel / Step 11 - Corner Ornaments / Step 12 - Smalt Box Step 7 – Gilding Lions The lion’s manes were first gilded with Rouge gold. After this gild was dry, a glass brush was used to remove any gold that overlapped onto the lion’s body. The body was then water-gilded 23K gold.
Photo 35 – Gilding the Lion’s Mane A very fine metal stylus was then used to scratch the shading detail into the lions.
Photo 36 – Shading Detail on Lions The lions were then backed up with black back up paint.
Photo 37 – Lions Backed Up
Photo 38 – Completed Work
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