I'm preparing for a visit to the American Sign Museum, and this is one of the exhibits I'm excited to see 'in the flesh'.
Gilding samples such as these were used to talk to customers about the many visual effects that can be achieved with the medium of gold leaf on glass. And, in this case, it is a set of 28 samples from a master of the craft: Raymond J. LeBlanc. His book, Gold Leaf Techniques (1973) remains the definitive text for anyone learning to gild.
@gparenti @fembot Your photo made me think of this one I took there in 2013. I was most interested in the sign above the door, but the locked gate forced me into a different, and probably better, framing of the shot.
More photos from that trip here: https://bl.ag/painted-signs-in-vietnam/
And a contemporary practitioner from /HCMC/Saigon here: https://bl.ag/saigon/
Blimey, it’s been a while. Sorry about that! Here are some snakes I’ve been working on lately. #massssstodon #snake #gilding #goldsnake #rattlesnake #rhinocerosviper
Another one in progress while I finish the previous wyverns 
building building gilding and zboing
#mastoart #gilding #goldleaf #gold #tazhib #illustration #wip #watercolor #gouache
I won't use Twitter but I do miss it for some of the less global sports. I'd love a decent ActivityPub-driven sports hub for all the fans to chat in a centralised-yet-decentralised manner. Watching the #UKOpenDarts final right now and Gilding defeating Van Gerwen was not in the script. Fucking fabulous win.
Un petit peu d'or ! Alors il s'agit d'une commande sur laquelle j'ai travaillé au printemps dernier, il s'agit de Pandore, du manga Saint Seiya the Lost Canvas.
