Step 1
Preparing the Gold Paint: Making paint from real gold requires time, patience and skill of course. We use fine 24-karat gold leaf to forge this delicate handmade gold paint.Step 2
Small hand movements for more than two hours ensure thorough mixing of the gold with Gum Arabic.Step 3
Preparing the Egg Tempera: We hand mill each mineral pigment with a binding medium using a crystal paint grinding stone on matte glass.Step 4
The resulting tempera is collected using a palette-knife and transferred to a glass container. We repeat the process all over again for every color that needs to be used in the design.Step 5
Painting the Fountain Pen: Now starts the delicate process of painting. First, the tempera is applied using a Kolinsky sable brush.Step 8
Gold Polishing: To reveal the distinctive metallic gloss of the golden paint, the surface of the fountain pen is polished using an Agate polishing burnisher.Show More