7 Ways to Use Natural Gold Mica

There are countless ways to use our Natural Gold Mica Earth & Mineral Pigment. Here are a few!

# 1. Natural Gold Mica Oil Paint

Supplies:

• Natural Gold Mica Earth & Mineral Pigment
• Refined Walnut Oil

Instructions:

1. Pour a small amount of Natural Gold Mica onto a glass palette.
2. Add a few drops of Refined Walnut Oil.
3. Mix with a palette knife until smooth, adding more oil as needed to achieve your desired consistency.
4. Paint away!

# 2. Flash Gilding

Supplies:

• Natural Gold Mica Earth & Mineral Pigment
• Refined Walnut Oil

Instructions: 

1. Brush oil or water-based adhesive onto a dry painting surface.
2. Dip a dry, soft brush into dry Natural Gold Mica.
3. Dust onto your wet surface.
4. Wait until completely dry before blowing or lightly brushing off the excess. This will create a rich, metallic finish.

# 3. Natural Gold Mica Egg Tempera Paint

Supplies:

• Natural Gold Mica Earth & Mineral Pigment
• Raw egg
• Optional: clove oil

Instructions:

1. Crack egg & pour out egg whites, keeping only the yolk in the shell.
2. Pour the yolk onto paper towel to gently dry.
3. Puncture the sack around egg yolk and squeeze yolk out into dish.
4. Mix the yolk with the Natural Gold Mica in a 1:1 ratio, adjusting as needed.
5. Dilute the paint with water for a thinner paint.
6. Paint away!

Note: You can add a few drops of clove oil to slow spoilage. Tempera paint doesn’t store well once mixed, so only mix the amount you need.

# 4. Gold Mica Wax

1. Mix 1 part Natural Gold Mica and 3 parts wax.
2. Apply to any surface
3. Burnish as desired.

# 5. Natural Gold Mica Modeling Clay

Follow our Natural Earth Modeling Clay recipe using Natural Gold Mica as the pigment.

# 6. Natural Gold Mica Acrylic Paint

Follow our Natural Acrylic Paint recipe using Natural Gold Mica as the pigment.

7. Natural Gold Mica Drawing Ink

Follow our Natural Earth Drawing Ink recipe using Natural Gold Mica as the pigment.

More usertips

• Add Mica to your varnishes for a platina-effect.
• If you add only a small amount of Mica to Walnut Oil and paint it on your surface, the effect will be more subtle: the surface becomes translucent and apears to have more dept.
• Don't mix Mica with a opaque or white paint, the effect will be lost.
• Change the background color of your surface and the gold takes on a whole new hue.

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