Here Is What Happens When You Hand The Camera To Louis

I invited Louis over to take a few pictures of the gilding process and instead he complained that the camera's memory was full and in response pushed maybe all of the camera's buttons.

The end result is this 2 second video of me using a Gilder's Tip to transfer a single sheet of metal leaf onto a sized-up pear.

You get the idea that the gold leaf is really flimsy and, some think, difficult to handle.

A Gilder's Tip is a piece of cardstock and squirrel hair. It's a handy professional tool to help get the gold leaf where you want it to be. You can craft your own from a piece of card stock (sans hair) while you are learning or just use your hands and fingers....I repeat, you are learning and that means it's not going to be perfect!