Sampling - Fred Fowle - Large Scale Gold Leaf Piece

Once i felt confident in using gold leaf I laid an entire sheet of A3 paper with leaf and sealed it using fixative. Then using household gloss paint thinned with standard thinners I painted on a decorative motif similar to what Fowle paints. The design encompasses scroll work which dates back to the early Victorian style of sign writing and lightning patterns synonymous with the pop culture of the 60's and the space race era. The design was painted using long bristled sign writers brushes which allow for long smooth continuous lines to be created. Final the design was picked out with a black outline which in Fowle's words 'really make it POP'