Gold leaf has long been prized for its permanence, but making it usable as paint required unusual solutions. Across cultures, artists found ways to grind, burn, wash, and bind gold into a workable form—long before modern pigments made the process simpler. ✨ 👩‍🎨 Presentation by Todd from our Outreach Team 🫶🏽 Special thanks to artists emilyanneartstudio and jeanniedicksondesigns, whose work we included here 🎥 Filmed at Blick Studios in Chicago, Illinois. #ArtHistory #GoldPigment #PaintingMaterials #TraditionalArt #Kintsugi #GoldPaint