1. I prefer raised gilding to flat gilding. It is the super uber !WoW! effect that I love. Flat has a pretty color but it just doesn’t catch the light and give that special extra that the raised does.
2. When reconstituting gesso, it is better to add water and walk away for 5-10 minutes than trying to add a few drops and stir. The immediate stirring only gives you lumpy gesso that is very hard to work with. Patience is a virtue.
3. Get the right consistency (by following lesson #2) and you don’t have to do multiple layers. Much quicker to lay down AND easier to smooth after it has dried.
4. Raised is faster to do than flat. (At least when comparing the last 2 scrolls worked on – posts on those later this weekend.)
5. Raised used much, much less gold.
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