Mike, That really sounds great! I will use that. Seemingly turned around into win-win situation. Except for the other signmaker who lost his design and potential job if the custome does not pay him. And a bad feeling in my stumaque, because I lied to him when I said " I would really like to wor...

Mike, I want to ad here that we sometimes get a design clearly made in Gerber Omega software. They have the design made by a fellow signmaker and they want to ask me for what price I can do it. Standard I write a polite, but aggresive letter with some of the following words: "Clearly a competit...

By the way Mike, This christmas i asked for almost all the signcraft magazines. The last few days and nights i am reading all the years, now i am at nov 1989. It is funny to read about the rise of the computer added signs in retrospect. Did you know that in these years we only had the Gerber systems...

I thought it must be something like this, I think there is an automate plug in with photoshop for this effect. Will look it up... You could also try to let Corey do the same jump and make the opening time one second with a little opening (low diafragma) and make a flash at the end. I like that effec...

This photo is sooo cool!
How is it possible that the background is not overlighted or Corey underlighted?

Finaly!
Now we are talking
Who is that strange fella on the last photo?

May i step in this discusion please? Eventhough (as you know) I am a beginner in the gilding scene. And I do not want to talk about things only in theorie and not apply them in real.... but than again.... 1. I read about a size in a cataloque of a German goldbeater that is made for restoring china. ...

Hello again guys and Dolls, Last weekend I made an other trip to Germany and this time i was in Hamburg. These days they have the "Weinachtsmarkt" (Christmas market) and there I saw an 'old' kind of booth. Looked a bit gipsy, because it had not the real art touch, but more a kind of kitsch...

I can not believe your patience and stamina.
It somehow looks more coherent than the last sketch I saw, can not yet figure out what you did to accomplish this...
looks great! Like the 'real' flower elements.

I wish i was as handsome Dave.... Sinterklaas is the prototype of the British/American/Worldy Santa Claus. A brief history: Sinteklaas was a mythical figure during the 16th century in Holland. He really lived a few centuries before in Spain and was the patron saint of the childeren, because he was h...

Thanks for vthe tip Sarah, I still did not buy anything. Because it is a lot of money i was still searching wich adres is the best and cheapest. Finally i know what you English speaking people mean with whiting. I did a goolge translation, but I only says "Kalk"... and kalk can mean the ag...

Larry, I remember seeing a photo of your table earlier. It looks great! Thanks for posting. And risks are reduced a lot working like this. The only problem I can see for myself is that I do not have a vacant room, I will have to do it outside. Furthermore I do not have a space to put a contaminated ...

Well the last few days I have been searching what protection mask, filters, suits, facial-sheets and over-shoe's are safe with HF and wich are not. To summerice (without the Calcium gluconate and calcium carbonate in powder form) it will cost a lot, but on safety there can not be financial borders. ...

Again: I did not smell it! I worked with it with streched arms, but the smoke made its way through the area very quickly! In a flash I thought about what I read and saw, during the months of preparation, capped up the two bottles. In all it did not exceed more than 30-40 seconds. I wore protection. ...

Just came back from Bremen Germany. Had a good thinking over of the etching scare. I can not stress enough that i had an "smart extraction/ventilation kit over your acid bench" not a little one, but one wich sucks so hard that your hair will fly out of the roof when you put your head in th...

I did got a full MSDS sheet reread it 10 times before I started. But I was shocked that it started to smoke out of the bottle, that was the only suprise. I had my protective clothing, eccapt the mask and an apron: also a must! If something CAN go wrong sometime IT WILL go wrong. Before i ordered the...

Joker Dave,

You do not have to worry any further, I will dress up like darth father next time....

Go to the hospital now, just as Roderick said. You may need your eyes flushed too, but this forum is obvisously - not - for dispensing medical advice. Handling acid requires an apron, gloves, face protection, adequate ventilation and a respirator - and a through knowledge of safely handling hazardo...

I know I can not swear on this public forum ,but @%$*^*)^)^*%^ did I got scared! Just came back from the hospital and they made a quick check, called the toxic health organisation in Nederland and they told me that since i do not have any rigorous complaints I will be allright.... bye bye and if you...

Okay this may sound as a stupid question, but what should i do? I just wanted to try (for the first time) to acid etch with hydrofloric acid. I opened the extra strong plastic bottle of 71%-75% Hydrofloric acid and fumes came out. Before i knew it i inhaled some of the fumes and it started to burn a...

Be on top of it master Dave!

DAVE SMITH wrote: The excess gold will go once backed up on the cuts and punties then it will be silvered.
Dave

Dave, I thought that you said, that we allways have to begin with silvering.
Because the chemicals will destroy other applications like goldleaf (the size), paint etc...

Yesterday I finished the job.

Maybe I will back up everything with black to make it look clean on the rearside also.
And then I am finished. Up to the next window....

Half a drop? that must be it! I spilt 3 drops or more :wink: . Well you know how it is with those youngsters always in a hurry, I love the heatgun :lol: . The gilding and backing up (I will post the pictures tomorrow) took me from 15:00 till 20:30. Man that's crazy!!!! Even WITH the heatgun... Looks...

I found one and I am very pleased with it, but.... now that I made my watersize it became a little bit dim after the first gild....
I went on with the second gild and patched up some last details.

Ok I will go for it.
Lets start to learn the technique from your DVD(s)
Could you send me a private message with the invoice for the DVD(s) etc?
Thanks,

I like those stats.... I love the Silvering method. Got all the chemicals, took ages by the way to get the right stuff for the right price. But when we did it at the workshop I noticed that there was a lot of liquid wasted in bottle 1 and bottle to with the two silvering mixtures. Thinking about the...

Because Dave Smith told me Angel Gilding costs a lot to set up...?

John, What is "Ivory washing up liquid" exactly? Ofcourse it is just a washing up liquid, but what is so special about the ivory stuff? The reason why I ask, is because we do not have that brand in Nederland and I want to get some washing up liquid with the same properties... I tried to fi...

The first book about gilding that i bought wás Gold Leaf techniques.
I read it and read it and read it.