You can apply gold leaf on top of paintings or drawings if you’d like to. If you don’t have a lot of experience with gold leafing, practice on a piece of scrap wood before starting your actual project.
You can find gold leaf adhesive at most craft supply stores.
If you have a lot of areas you want to put small chunks of gold leaf on, you can use your tweezers to tear small pieces off of your sheet and apply them on your adhesive one by one.
Wait until the adhesive is tacky before you start applying your sheets. [5] X Research source
If you have a lot of excess gold leaf, you can pick it up with your paint brush and store it in between 2 sheets of cardboard or paper.
If you have a foam brush, you can use that instead of a paint brush. The foam will absorb more of the adhesive and disperse it more evenly. Using a stamp to apply gold leaf will give your gold the design of whatever stamp you choose to use.
Lifting the stamp in an upward motion will make sure you don’t smear or smudge your adhesive.
If you have small pieces of gold leaf, you can set them onto your stamp one by one.
If you are using a gold sheet, you can be more vigorous with your pressing. Gold sheets are more sturdy than traditional gold leaf.
