How To Use Pebeo Gilding Wax

If you've been looking to bring your papercraft and multi media craft designs to life, and then look no farther! All you lot need is a pot of gilding wax and a little bit of know-how. Go and grab yourself a pot, and let'due south get chatting about how you put it to skillful use!

What is gilding wax?

If you lot're a fan of our Crafter's Television receiver programming, gilding wax gets used quite a lot in the demos, just if it'due south totally new to you, we'll explain exactly what it is. This glitzy tub of goop is a mixture of very fine metal particles, wax and acrylic resin, which gives it a stunning sheen and a brilliant reflect when held in the light. It truly is a sight to behold!

What can yous use gilding wax on?

While we're huge fan of using gilding wax on embossed areas of our papercraft projects, gilding wax is actually a very versatile thing to have in your stash! It tin can also be used on metallic, wood, plaster, drinking glass and thick cardboard, so information technology'southward perfect for multi media projects as well. This means that y'all can embellish cards, furniture, dwelling decor and so much more with just 1 little pot of glitzy cloth.

In papercrafting, gilding wax works particularly well with embossed designs or elements that are slightly raised, equally it creates a bit of gorgeous depth and dimension.

How practise you employ gilding wax?

For papercrafts, there are a few different ways to use gilding wax, but this is our favourite:

Lay down your drinking glass craft mat and place your embossed projection on top
Choose your favourite shade of gilding wax and open it up
Gently dab your finger into the gilding wax. The way to go with it is 'less is more', so don't scoop out a whole lot – but dab your finger
Using the drinking glass mat, remove the excess by dabbing your finger against the surface
Once you have a thin layer of colour on your finger, swipe it beyond the surface of your embossing and slightly vitrify, holding your project steady with the other hand
Allow the gilding wax to dry before calculation whatever extra embellishments on elevation. If you've applied a thin enough coat, this should only accept a minute or so

For more precision, you can use a brush, or for waxing a larger surface, effort out a blending tool. Ever remember, though, less is more, so make sure that you're applying a thin layer. You tin can e'er build upward the layers for more opacity!

If y'all need a bit more of a hint, accept a look at this video by Sara Davies to see gilding wax in activity!

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