Sign Painters: Starr Studios "Jesse James Chopper Gold Leaf and Pinstriping"

This is a short montage video of veteran sign painter Sean Starr applying 24k Gold Leaf to this Jesse James Chopper .
My brother and I shot this video for fun, and to inspire others to keep the craft alive.
For entertainment purposes only.
Camera
Nathaniel Day
Logan Day
Grip
Steven Dowling
Music
"Numb" by Gary Clark Jr.

[@garymottmann9401]

Great to see the use of the real stuff! Too many wannabes using the composite or fake leaf🙄 23k all the way! Only the best!

[@TattoosbyBealer]

doing gold leaf always gives me such anxiety

[@AmputationDelEsprit]

Impressionnant!!....verry good job!

[@jeffreycroteau3544]

Striping needs work

[@Cruise-InTV]

I see what you’re seeing. But we didn’t paint a Jessie James chopper. Lol dammit

[@Bigsbeee]

Gary Clarke kick ass man

[@betlejuice247]

How is the rough gold texture or look achieved?

[@dargtarnanian7559]

You are seeing the result of multiple segments of leaf laid over a tacky medium (gold size). The imperfections are the creases of the leaf, the jagged seams, and mottled scratches that are a natural effect of the medium. Gold appears as a mirror from the opposite side of a water-gilded piece of glass. It takes on other characteristics when surface-gilded, which is this process. The gold size allows one to embellish with indention or pressure, and is inherently prone to the look you see here. Instead of doing something like engine-turning they have left it relatively smooth, having been tamped and brushed away with a squirrel mop to achieve uniformity. It would then be varnished or clear coated.

[@jeffreycroteau3544]

And the finger oils sealed under the clear will tarnish in time.

[@Cruise-InTV]

@@jeffreycroteau3544 make a video. Teach us the right way

[@bluejacketsigncompany9920]

Awesome! Did you have to get a release to use the music?