I think everybody should buy some Signgold glass
version just so you can show the customer the
difference. Because I think Signgold (probably)
has the closest thing to to real gold, but what
I saw was not very impressive at all.

So Kent, did you clearcoat the van job? What did you
use?

Mark

Thanks for all your inputs. Points well taken. Customer is close by. I think too much copy to do a matte center though. This would be a screen print job. My thinking is I would do a translucent enamel ink outline which would double as a backup for the gold also. You are right Kent not many people do...

How much would you charge for this interior office door. Simple
gild with no outlines. Size= 5"x20"
Thanks for your help.

Mark

I personally wouldn't trust Frogjuice over gold as I have seen it fail. What I do think would work is Chromatic Ticote #1010 gloss. On a test piece in my backyard has held on copper leaf, I'm thinking gold would be just fine too. It is a waterbased clear acrylic that sticks to most everything. My ba...

I'm curious about the emulsion idea. I'm am familiar with emulsion and all but I'm not sure why you would need to go that route. As I recall emulsion needs chemicals for the washout. The emulsion idea seems somewhat laborious for my needs. I have been using Chromaline Reflex. It is a exposure film t...

I agree with the above posts of Kent and Raymond. But maybe this discussion would be of help if you gave us an idea of what the design was about. Just verbiage, $125./sf or $3000. on HDU is a good bet. I would use 2" - 18# with a grainframe. Add for raised letters and other various features. Is...

A couple thoughts Kelly. An aluminum composite panel. I'm guessing like a Di-Bond type panel? How big is your mural? My first thoughts with what you've said is another primer. XIM has a water based UMA in white and their solvent based 400 white which when applied with a roller might just give you so...

Kelly,
You said a slicker surface. You might want to elaborate on what
kind of surface you are talking about.
Mark

How big was the file when you were done? How did Photoshop handle 430 layers?
A+ work....again, Dave.

Mark

I'm assuming the problem is the lack of adhesion. This took me awhile to get this one dialed in. I use Signfoam 18#. Pretty dense cells here. I was' just putting my XIM- UMA water base primer directly to the Signfoam. I was getting chunks of primer/enamel coming off when I peeled off the Anchor Cont...

When you talk about painting on acrylic I'm thinking you should be good to go with just 1-Shot directly. Ronan Aqua Cote (should) be the same. Watch the static electricity. If it occurs a wet rag on the back might neutralize the static. In any case run a test. If it is not sticking Chromatic Ti-Cote...

What flavor gold did you use for the background Jerry?

Mark

In the shop I use 'multi spectrum' flourescent (white light) bulbs. They emulate what real sunlight wave lengths would be. There is also a bit of
science that says those inexpensive flourescent bulbs that kinda
go yellow and dim on you really are not so good for the brain.

Mark

MJ is right just apply liberally (wear plastic gloves) have a plastic scraper handy to scrape sides off into a dixie cup. That's basically it but I'm not sure why you would want to go with epoxy anyway. Titebond II weatherproof with the duck on the plastic bottle is more than sufficient. I have weig...

Thanks Dave. 30 mph and a lamp post= a bad deal. Lamp post usually wins.
Keep us posted with your great work.

Mark

A couple question for Dave Smith.
- How did you achieve the 3D dimensional look in 'Bull and Brush'
- I'm thinking you lay more gold than angel gilding. What is your
thinking there? Is there a preference?

Sure hope you are around for many more years. Incredible inspiration!

Mark

I understand your point Mike. For some it won't make sense. I also have an external backup for a complete and also throw the work files on a DVD now and again. I think carbonite is the perfect lazy-man's backup. I've sat in front of my computer red-faced after a crash. Don't plan on that happening a...

Here is a tip for those of you that don't have it. Do you ever wonder what would have if your computer crashed or was stolen? How bout all the files you wished you had backed up. I found a way around that. I use www.carbonite.com. It backs up all your files automatically as you work. Just tag all th...

Russia definitely. Seems I have some people looking out for my best
interest in Viet Nam also.

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Mark

I like what I read with the previous response on securitytango.com. Some very good information on a wide range of topics on what we should be doing to stay secure which is what I will spend more time doing after this morning. Got my debit card tapped (who knows how) and spent the morning on the phon...

Not sure what I'm looking at with the the piece of HDU a couple posts above. I brought the picture into Photoshop to see what I was looking at. Is the HDU finished out? Does not appear to be porous. What I guess I'm getting at is Dibond with PU glue onto HDU (painted or not) is probably not what you...

bearing in mind a 32 bit system can only use up to 3 gig of Ram. Doesn't matter what programs you are using. 64 bit systems can then go past the 3 gig. If you have a 32 bit system and load up up past 3 gig. it is to no avail. ...if you want to go 64 bit you may want to upen that up to another conver...

As was mentiononed earlier about how much ram you are running. A quote from microsoft: "If you're shopping for a new PC you're probably going to come across systems that are designated "64-bit." These are computers running 64-bit editions of Windows Vista, typically with 4GB of memory...

Doug,
You say you have 12 gig of ram. Do you have a 32 or 64 bit system?

Mark

I was just guessing on the eyesight, it's been some long time ago
that I thought of Bob Mitchell. Real talented guy though.

Mark

Thanks for everybody's input. Guess I did the search incorrectly. Angel guilding sounds like the way to go after listening to everyone. I think the video will tell me all the details. Can't wait. I really wasn't that good with guilding from the loose leaf. I remember seeing Bob Mitchell's glass work...

I did a search to see if anybody has talked about 'Angel Gilding' as to not be redundant but it appears nobody has. My Question; It would appear angel gilding would be a simpler solution to gold leafing but I don't know that many people practice it. I saw Rick Glawson do a demo once and I bought a k...