Thanks for watching!! :)

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Thanks Scott I really appreciate it! There's plenty more to come and I release a video every Sunday at 4pm GMT. Let me know if you need any help when you get started with it! :D

Thanks mate I really appreciate it!

Thanks Steven! I dabble in Illustrator but I've been a photographer for 17 years so am much more familiar with Photoshop. Can you write actions in Illustrator?

Yes you can. I am not sure that they work the same way as PS. The two programs are very similar in a lot of ways. Illustrator uses anchor points and shapes to create, not brushes like PS. I think it would speed up work work flow for you, although this is a hobby and not your full time job, so the time spent to learn a new program may not be worth it. Once you get the hang of Illustrator you can do some really amazing vector based artwork pretty quickly. Either way your artwork is great and I look forward to trying some of it myself.

Cheers mate! Yes I’ve heard people use their hair instead of Vaseline. Just need some hair to try it out 😂

@@happygilder lol

Cheers Mark!!

Thanks I’m really glad you like the vids! I’d switch to affinity if it was my dime, but my work pays for my Adobe license so I’ll stick with that for now :D

Thanks Claudio! 🙏

Thanks! :D

Thanks very much!

Thanks! I’ll definitely be making more videos on the digital side of the process.

Thanks very much! I use clear gloss spray paint on the etched areas of glass so that the gold leaf sticks to it. Gold leaf doesn’t stick well to etched glass :)

Hi Rich, glad you like the vids! The more lacquer you put on the more reflective the gold will be but it won't achieve the mirror finish. I don't think the PS actions will work in Illustrator :(

Yes armor etch will give the same effect :)

Hi, it's a mixture of distilled water and leaf gelatin. The ratio is 1 pint of water to 4 x diamonds of gelatin, heated for 4 mins in the microwave

@@happygilder thank you very much Paul ! I have to found this gelatin in Switzerland now and convert pint in ml or cl ☝️😉

Thanks Myles I really appreciate it, and I'm really glad you're enjoying the videos. Some window glass will work but most is toughened/tempered and that definitely won't work. Glue chipping works because the glue is stronger than the glass. When glass is toughened (like most new windows are) the glass is then stronger than the glue. Hope that helps :)

Hi, the vinyl cutter I use is the GCC Expert 2. I've added some affiliate links in the description for the vinyl, application tape, and some gilding tools :)

@@happygilder nice! Thank you! I cant wait go dip my fingers into a hobby like this, it looks so satisfying

@@Brassknucklez awesome! Let me know if you need any help when you get started :)

Thank you!

Thanks very much. This is 6mm plate glass

@@happygilder Thank you!!!

Hi Gene, thanks very much I'm glad you like them! If you put in near/on a heat source it will speed things a lot. I've waited a week before for the chip to finish but I've achieved the same results in 12-24 hours if I use a heat source.

It's a Hanway Scrambler :)

The model is: GCC Expert 2. It cost about £700

@@happygilder thanks

Hi, you should be able to download the file in the link and install it in Photoshop. If you haven’t got photoshop it won’t work in anything else I’m afraid

@@happygilder aha oke i Will try desktop computer tomorro i have that program on that .thank you for sharing . Maby i gooing back to instragram so i can followo you

@@aloha298 let me know if you have any trouble getting it set up on your desktop :)

@@happygilder i wil let you no 😀 and thanks you

It’s a mixture of 1 pint distilled water and 4 diamonds of leaf gelatine. Then it’s heated in the microwave to dissolve the gelatine