Aluminium Leaf Booklets

Loose alumium leaf sits loosely between thin rouged paper sheets in the booklet. It has to be picked up using a gilders knife or clean piece of card (sliding underneath the leaf), or gently picked up between fingertips and then can be used to gild onto moulded, carved and embellished areas. Also used for water gilding and sometimes glass gilding.

Transfer imitation leaf is the same leaf but pressed onto a backing sheet of acid free tissue paper. It is generally used for gilding onto flatter surfaces, for sign work, walls & ceilings. It is placed face down onto the surface of the tacky size, rubbing over the back of the tissue paper to release the leaf.