I will be using some silver leaf to cover a small statue soon and want to tarnish/age parts of it to make the undercuts and detail darkerI think I can use an acid of some sort, but do not fancy using acid! I do not want to use paint or boot polish as I just want the silver leaf layer - any ideas what to use that is readily obtainable in England?ThanksKD
if you use true silver leaf, light will tarnish it, so photo emulsions ought to work nicelyif you use aluminum alloy leaf, it doesn't tarnish and i haven't found anything that will darken it except oil paint.you could apply them thinned some as a wash, and that way you can add if it is still too light.
I often mail cakes from the post office via priority mail I freeze my cakes overnight then put the cake in a cake carrier I found at a dollar store and put it into a priority box w a few ice packs I pick up at a dollar store the cake carries are thin plastic and fit perfectly into the priority box I buy 10 at a time whenever their in stock what a great findThe cake always arrives on the third day , I bake and mail my grandkids who live in Pennsylvania a cake a month from Florida and always send it via priority mailThis cost me $12.95.In the past I would send my family cakes from Honey Baked Ham during the holiday season which usually cost me $40 to $50 dollars per cake although my family said they preferred my cakes over theirsI mail all my cakes via priority mail and save a lot of money this way.The cake has always arrived as fresh as the day it was baked and in perfect conditionGetting ready to bake and mail more gift cakes for the holidays!!
I often mail cakes from the post office via priority mail I freeze my cakes overnight then put the cake in a cake carrier I found at a dollar store and put it into a priority box w a few ice packs I pick up at a dollar store the cake carries are thin plastic and fit perfectly into the priority box I buy 10 at a time whenever their in stock what a great findThe cake always arrives on the third day , I bake and mail my grandkids who live in Pennsylvania a cake a month from Florida and always send it via priority mailThis cost me $12.95.In the past I would send my family cakes from Honey Baked Ham during the holiday season which usually cost me $40 to $50 dollars per cake although my family said they preferred my cakes over theirsI mail all my cakes via priority mail and save a lot of money this way.The cake has always arrived as fresh as the day it was baked and in perfect conditionGetting ready to bake and mail more gift cakes for the holidays!!
if you use true silver leaf, light will tarnish it, so photo emulsions ought to work nicelyif you use aluminum alloy leaf, it doesn't tarnish and i haven't found anything that will darken it except oil paint.you could apply them thinned some as a wash, and that way you can add if it is still too light.
