What colors should you mix to make a golden color?

In this article we will look at which flowers can be used to obtain a golden color.

Gold color is most often used for painting church icons, paintings, and decorating residential buildings and rooms. It is this color that attracts and beckons with its noble radiance. Therefore, in most cases, professionals work on its creation, but it can also be obtained at home. This will require a lot of desire, patience and paints, as well as our little tips on how to guide mixing the right colors.

Who is it suitable for?

Golden hair color, despite its prevalence and universal love, is not suitable for everyone.
How do you know if it's worth the risk? Maybe it's better to find something more suitable? Basically, golden hair color is most suitable for girls with a spring complexion. Such representatives of the fair sex usually have light eyes (blue, green, gray, amber), light skin slightly touched with blush and soft coral lips. Such girls can safely dye their hair light golden and enjoy a new bright look.

Women who dream of golden curls, but are not representatives of this color type, should not be upset in advance. There are many shades of this beautiful color. So everyone will find among them the one that suits her.

Tip 2 - Use standard fonts

Stick to fonts that are common to each computer. No matter how fabulous you think your font looks, if another computer doesn't have it installed, it will be replaced by another font - often distorting the appearance of the text on the slide. Choose a font that suits the tone of your presentation. For example, for a group of dentists, choose simple fonts.

If your presentation is aimed at young children, then you can use a font from the “funky” category. However, if this font is not installed on the presenter's computer, make sure that the correct font is embedded in your presentation. This will increase the size of your presentation file, but at least your fonts will look the way you wanted.

Popular shades

How to make lilac color and its shades
A variety of colors with golden notes allows you to choose the most suitable option for anyone.

Light brown

Golden brown hair color is one of the most popular. Suitable for everyone. Especially for those with light eyes and native light brown hair. Makes your face look younger. Looks natural and stylish.

Blonde

Golden blonde suits those with a warm type of appearance:

• light golden blonde will highlight the natural beauty of peach or pink skin with green or blue eyes;
• yellowish skin and gray eyes will benefit from a golden beige blond;
• The beauty of dark or bronze skin and brown/green eyes will be emphasized by a golden-copper blonde close to caramel.

Copper

Golden-copper hair color is a way to highlight the depth of the copper-red shade. Suitable for those with warm undertone skin.

Brown

Golden brown hair color is an ideal option for brown-haired, fair-haired and red-haired women with olive or brown eyes with tanned skin. Available in more than 30 colors, it allows you to experiment with other types of appearance.

Coffee

Golden coffee is a priority for cold coffee. Beneficially emphasizes olive skin and brown or gray-blue eyes. Available in two main shades:

• dark brown (cocoa, cappuccino, coffee);
• dairy

Light

Light shimmery highlights look perfect on all shades of blonde. The sunny tints play especially effectively on the “vanilla” coloring, where bright gold alternates with muted and paler strands. Suitable for spring color type.

Truffle

A golden truffle is suitable for those who have naturally chestnut or dark brown hair color, as well as brown/blue eyes. Creates beautiful tints of natural color.

Honey

It is golden-honey hair color that is a favorite among middle-aged women. Brings warm rich notes to the image. Suitable for fair-skinned beauties with blue, gray or green eyes.

Caramel

Dark and light colored hair is dyed golden caramel. This is a shade of dark gold with a reddish tint. Suitable for those with hazel, blue, green and brown eyes.

Grilyazh

Golden grillage is recommended for those who have naturally light blond, dark blond or chestnut hair color. It is a chestnut shade with a golden tint.

Dark

Dark golden shades of hair are characteristic of a rich light brown (almost chestnut) color. Also known as “frosty chestnut”, “golden chestnut”, “coffee brown”. They go harmoniously with brown eyes and light or dark skin.

Chestnut

Light chestnut golden features a soft golden glow on brown hair. Suitable for those who have tanned skin, olive, brown or dark green eyes and naturally red, blond or chestnut hair.

Muscat

Noble and rich golden nutmeg emphasizes the beauty of those with a winter color type. It should not be used by natural brunettes, as the nutmeg shade can smooth out facial features and deprive them of expressiveness.

Beige

Sets off the color of the eyes and face of its owner due to golden tints. Suitable for those with dark skin and deep gray or bright blue eyes.

Pink

Golden pink hair color is one of the hottest trends this season. Suitable for everyone. When dyeing, a range of several colors is used: wheat, pink, platinum, gold, blond, etc. Depending on which tones will be the main ones, the palette is selected according to the color type.

Wheat

The golden-wheat color shades both dark and fair skin equally well in tandem with light eyes. It is considered the ideal of sophistication and tenderness.

Recommendations

How to make orange from paints

If you have naturally red hair, then you can easily give it a noble copper color. In this case, you will not be far from your natural tone, but at the same time the color will become brighter and more saturated.

If you don’t want to dye your hair, you can use safe, natural folk methods that will help your hair gain the coveted golden tint. This can be helped by rinsing with a decoction of chamomile - but only if you are blonde. As a result of this rinsing, your hair will acquire a soft golden glow. Rinsing with lemon juice and rhubarb infusion will lighten your hair a little and add a light golden shine.

In the photo - golden chestnut hair color:

Having acquired the coveted golden tone, do not forget to maintain this color. To do this, use special shampoos and conditioners that will help the dye stay on your hair longer and maintain its brightness.

If you are a natural brunette, then it is not recommended to immediately “jump” into light golden tones. It is better to gradually lighten your hair by one or two tones. In this case, the transition will be more gentle and natural. If your hair was dyed dark, then before dyeing it again, the strands need a special wash that will allow you to get rid of the old tone. The procedure is carried out in the salon. It's inexpensive, so don't let that stop you at this point.

Summary: now you know the many golden shades and with what paints you can purchase them. As you can see, golden colors suit almost any appearance - you just need to find “your” shade. And our recommendations will help you with this.

Color in the painting

How to get purple from paints

To paint any picture, the artist needs only a few colors, but in two different colors:

Achromatic colors include:

Important! By mixing these two colors in different proportions, you will get all the shades of gray that exist in the world. As for the chromatic scale, you only need three colors:

As for the chromatic scale, you only need three colors:

Mixing paints

Try to take three jars of gouache and get all the other colors that we see in the spectrum:

• red and yellow colors produce orange;
• the result of mixing yellow and blue will be green;
• By combining red and blue, you get purple.

Important! In paint boxes you can see “violet K” or “violet C”, this means that in one case the red pigment predominates, in the other - blue

Adding white

Painting colors can be:

The most popular type of transparent paint is watercolor. All the previous ones are visible through each new layer, so you can get, say, pink or blue in only one way - dilute red or blue paint with water.

Opaque paints – oil and gouache. They can be applied in a continuous layer so that neither the canvas or paper nor the previous layers are visible. Gouache, of course, is also diluted with water, just like watercolor. But light colors are obtained in a completely different way. White is added to the palette. The more white you add, the lighter the tone.

Gold paint on the painting

The golden color is also obtained by mixing paints. It's close to yellow, but not quite. You can't call it orange either. However, it is obtained by mixing yellow and red. True, not every red is suitable, but only royal or red-brown. And you need very little of it, just a few drops on a standard jar of gouache.

So, how to make gold color from gouache:

1. If the gouache has dried, dilute it with water and stir until it has the consistency of thick sour cream.
2. Add a little carmine to the jar of yellow strontium and stir to form a homogeneous mass, without fractions.

We do the same with oils, but with watercolors the situation is more interesting. Of course, you can mix paints on the palette, but nothing prevents you from doing this on the drawing itself to make a golden color:

1. Apply a layer of bright yellow watercolor to the desired area.
2. Add a couple of drops of red and blur depending on the shape of the object being depicted. For example, on domes, the color on one side will be lighter than on the other, depending on where the light hits).

How to make gold color from gouache?

Sometimes gouache has to be used not only to create paintings, but also to cover some other decorative items. For example, a bas-relief made of plasticine and primed with water-based emulsion.

The traditional painting method is not suitable here. You need:

The technology by which you can make a golden color is available to anyone:

1. Dilute the gouache to the desired consistency.
2. Add bronze to it.
3. Cover the desired area of ​​the terrain.
4. Cover the top of your entire creation with varnish.

Painting, painting, computer programs

Gold paint may be needed by a painter, a craftsman, or someone who prefers to paint on a computer. The methods for obtaining the corresponding color will be different, and there is a very simple explanation for this.

Painting

The colors on paintings are to a certain extent arbitrary. The number of colors in the box is limited, but you can get a great variety of shades. A true master of his craft takes into account not only the colors themselves, but also their combinations, and how the viewer perceives them.

Gold paint is available in some watercolor sets, as well as silver paint. Some artists use them. But in most cases, in the paintings you can see “golden” objects that are painted with paints that do not contain any additional metallic inclusions.

Carving and sculpting

But for a master of decorative and applied arts, the situation is completely different. If he needs to make a golden color on a surface, he gilds it - using paints to which special substances have been added. The texture of the product looks like metal.

Important! Most often, the artist makes such paints with his own hands.

Photoshop and the rest

The golden color is also needed by those involved in pre-press preparation. For example, gold font is often used:

• in congratulatory addresses;
• in certificates of honor;
• on business cards;
• for book design.

Of course, the designer has neither brushes nor a box of paints at hand. It obtains the desired color using special functions provided, for example, by Photoshop. And the principle of obtaining the desired shade will be very different from that followed by painters or applied artists.

Color in the painting

How to make black from plasticine?

To paint any picture, the artist needs only a few colors, but in two different colors:

Achromatic colors include:

As for the chromatic scale, you only need three colors:

Mixing paints

Try to take three jars of gouache and get all the other colors that we see in the spectrum:

• red and yellow colors produce orange;
• the result of mixing yellow and blue will be green;
• By combining red and blue, you get purple.

Adding white

Painting colors can be:

The most popular type of transparent paint is watercolor. All the previous ones are visible through each new layer, so you can get, say, pink or blue in only one way - dilute red or blue paint with water.

Opaque paints – oil and gouache. They can be applied in a continuous layer so that neither the canvas or paper nor the previous layers are visible. Gouache, of course, is also diluted with water, just like watercolor. But light colors are obtained in a completely different way. White is added to the palette. The more white you add, the lighter the tone.

Gold paint on the painting

The golden color is also obtained by mixing paints. It's close to yellow, but not quite. You can't call it orange either. However, it is obtained by mixing yellow and red. True, not every red is suitable, but only royal or red-brown. And you need very little of it, just a few drops on a standard jar of gouache.

So, how to make gold color from gouache:

1. If the gouache has dried, dilute it with water and stir until it has the consistency of thick sour cream.
2. Add a little carmine to the jar of yellow strontium and stir to form a homogeneous mass, without fractions.

We do the same with oils, but with watercolors the situation is more interesting. Of course, you can mix paints on the palette, but nothing prevents you from doing this on the drawing itself to make a golden color:

1. Apply a layer of bright yellow watercolor to the desired area.
2. Add a couple of drops of red and blur depending on the shape of the object being depicted. For example, on domes, the color on one side will be lighter than on the other, depending on where the light hits).

How to make gold color from gouache?

Sometimes gouache has to be used not only to create paintings, but also to cover some other decorative items. For example, a bas-relief made of plasticine and primed with water-based emulsion.

The traditional painting method is not suitable here. You need:

The technology by which you can make a golden color is available to anyone:

1. Dilute the gouache to the desired consistency.
2. Add bronze to it.
3. Cover the desired area of ​​the terrain.
4. Cover the top of your entire creation with varnish.

Gold items

What to do if you need to coat jewelry, figurine or furniture with gold paint? You can't get away with mixing red and yellow; you'll have to make gold paint.

For this you will need:

• bronze or gold powder;
• nitrovarnish or oil:
• glass jar;
• wooden stick.

Gold powder can be purchased at stores that sell artist supplies. Of course, she will give the most natural color. But it has one significant drawback - it is quite expensive. Bronze will cost much less, and you can buy it at a hardware store. They are almost the same in color.

Important! Gold powder is more suitable for small jewelry; bronze powder can be used for larger items.

Coloring methods

There are two ways to use bronze or gold powder:

• dilute in varnish;
• paint the product using the dusting method.

Making dye

To make gold paint, in principle, any varnish is suitable, but most often they use oil or nitro. There is no big difference in price, but oil-based dries much slower.

To use this tool:

1. Pour the varnish into a glass jar.
2. Slowly pour in the bronze powder, stirring constantly.
3. Stir the composition so that it is homogeneous, without accumulations of powder, and thick enough (preferably so that there are no colorless spaces between grains of bronze).
4. Paint the product with a brush or cotton swab (the first method is better).
5. Let things dry.
6. Adjust the coating so that the layer is even throughout.

Important! The advantage of this method is that the product does not require additional processing after it has been gilded.

Spraying method

In this case, a layer of powder is applied on top of the varnish:

1. Pour the powder into a jar large enough to fit the product.
2. Cover the item with oil or nitro varnish.
3. Place it in a jar of powder.

Important! The main disadvantage of this method is that after processing the product sheds for quite a long time. To prevent this from happening, it is covered with another layer of varnish on top. At the same time, if the first layer was oil-based, then nitro varnish should be applied on top of the powder (and vice versa).

A little about surfaces

Oil-based gold paint can be used to cover any surface:

• wood;
• metal;
• plastic.

As for nitro varnish, it is certainly suitable for metal and wooden products, but not always for plastic. If you need a gold-plated plastic hoop to dry quickly, try first applying a few drops of nitro varnish to an inconspicuous place and see if it begins to dissolve the plastic or not.

Important! Silver paint is obtained in exactly the same way, only the powder needed is not bronze, but aluminum.

What is red made of?

Red color in printing is made by mixing other basic colors. The CMYK color model is used here. All differences in the colors of the model used are made by mixing the desired base colors:

• Blue – cyan
• Magenta (violet) – magenta
• Yellow – yellow
• Black – black

As in other color models, you need to take at least 2 colors, and in our case, red on printed products is made by combining 2 process colors: violet (magenta) and yellow. This method is also used to make color engravings. If you acquire these paints, you can make not only red, but also achieve shades of it by adjusting the ratio of yellow and magenta (violet). The range of red colors will be from pale purple to rich orange-red.

Mix yellow and magenta to get red

Information: In addition to printing, the CMYK model underlies the operation of most printers. It is also used for professional painting of cars, decoration of interiors and facades of buildings, and in fabric production.

General information

To obtain the desired color, you can practice “alchemy” by mixing available shades. These recommendations are suitable for both painters and artists, and those who decide to take repairs into their own hands. The beige shade often comes to the rescue in solving many design problems. Thanks to it, you can get quite attractive and extraordinary design projects.

Despite the obvious advantages of the color in question, you should not get too carried away with it when decorating the interior. In some cases, it may seem uncomfortable, and the atmosphere will begin to become boring. In addition, it is necessary to take into account the lighting features in the room.

So, what shades should you mix to get beige?

Paint selection

There are a large number of paints with a golden-pink tint on the modern market. They can be both expensive and affordable even for young girls.

Fiona

Paint from domestic manufacturers provides a golden-pink shade numbered 9.88. The pigments included in the paint allow it to stay on the hair for up to 60 days. In addition, using it, you can easily cover gray hair.

Schwarzkopf

The quality of the paint is inherent in the brand name itself. After coloring, the hair remains healthy and attractive, as the composition includes natural ingredients.

Concept Art “Epatage”

This is just one of the cheap paints. In order for the color to turn out rich and beautiful, you must first lighten your curls.

Estel

This dye is suitable for those girls who primarily care about their hair. It does not contain ammonia, but despite this, it stays on the strands for 50-60 days. It depends on how often you wash your hair. The palette has 2 shades at once - “Pink Flamingo” and “Light Pink Pearl”.

The pink shade from this company has high pigmentation, which allows you to dye it less often.

Wella

This paint includes a wide variety of shades, including golden pink. It is completely harmless to hair, as it does not contain ammonia. At the same time, it contains keratin and beeswax. It covers gray hair with ease and remains just as bright for 45-55 days.

Garnier

The pink color is represented here by the shade “Pink Tree”. The advantage of this paint is that it contains natural products, such as olive, shea butter or avocado.

However, you can achieve a golden-pink hue yourself. To do this, you need to mix blonde paint with gold and purple mixton. The latter is added in small quantities depending on what shade should be obtained as a result.

Those who want to get warmer shades should add a few drops of red mixton to the composition. Despite the fact that the paints and mixtons are different for all manufacturers, their numbers are the same. You can create the desired shade yourself, but it is best to turn to specialists.

Summing up

You should know in advance that the struggle for beautiful golden curls can take a lot of time, sometimes several months. Girls who decide to radically change their image should understand that dyed blonde hair is hard work and many problems.

Numerous financial costs, dryness, fragility, hair loss after using cheap low-quality dye, improper care, as a result of which the curls look dull and lifeless - this is not the whole list of troubles. You will also have to tint your hair, usually the roots, at least once a month, because it grows very quickly and looks unpresentable.

But if, despite possible obstacles, the desire to have magical golden curls wins, then you should call on luck, patience and an experienced hairdresser who can not only color your hair well, but also make it even more beautiful.

How to get lilac color?

Primary colors. There are three primary colors: red, blue and yellow. These are the colors from which all other colors are created. Composite colors. There are also three secondary colors: purple, green and orange. These colors are created by mixing two primary colors. Purple, a lilac-based eyeshadow, is a secondary color.

Green is made by mixing blue and yellow, while orange is the result of mixing red and yellow. If you don’t yet know how to get lilac, then all you need to do is mix red and blue. Tertiary colors. Tertiary colors can be made in one of two ways.

The first is to mix all three primary colors. When blue, red and yellow are mixed to create brown, this means that brown is a tertiary color. Another way to create tertiary colors is to mix primary and secondary colors together. For example, mixing blue and green produces a blue-green hue.

Mixing yellow and orange creates a yellow-orange color scheme. Mixing primary and neutrals. The widest range of colors is created by mixing some combination of primary colors with a neutral shade. Likewise, lilac is a result of the primary colors red and blue, but it can be darker or lighter.

So, how to mix lilac color to make it lighter? To do this, the main two colors are mixed, with a neutral shade of white; most other colors are created in the same way. For example, a mixture of blue and yellow creates the color green. When black is added to this color, it becomes olive green. Red and yellow produce orange.

Formula. Understanding the fact that all colors have one or more of the three primary colors in their base, we can make an assumption about what colors a given color scheme was created with. Once the colors are mixed, light or darker neutrals such as white, grey, brown or black are often added to determine the color and intensity.

To know how to make lilac, you need to have an idea of ​​what it really is. Lilac is a soft purple that has both purple and white undertones. White is a complementary color to lilac. A crisp white will provide a more formal connection and sharp contrast.

How to get lilac color?

How to get lilac color? Primary colors. There are three primary colors: red, blue and yellow. These are the colors from which all other colors are created. Composite colors. There are also three secondary

Print presentation

If you are making a presentation not for a projector, but for paper, then everything is exactly the opposite: only a white background, only black text, no decorations.
And the presentation itself should not be an auxiliary material for the speaker’s speech, but a full-fledged independent information product. If, for example, you speak at a conference, and then your presentations are included in some kind of printed brochure, then make two versions of the presentation:

One for the screen: white on black, only key thoughts, interaction with the lecturer, games and fun.

The second is for printing: black on white, a detailed statement of your thoughts.

Every day, PowerPoint or other software is used around the world to create thousands of presentations.

And text content is an important part of a successful presentation.

Why not make your use of fonts more effective so that the text in your presentation comes across correctly?

These ten text tips and our collection of fonts will help you make a successful presentation.

Color care

Chemical exposure negatively affects the structure of curls, so they definitely need special care after dyeing. In addition, properly selected cosmetics will help maintain the richness of the shade, preventing the pigment from washing out.

To maintain the beauty and shine of your hair after dyeing, you need to follow these rules:

• wash your hair only with a special shampoo for colored hair and be sure to use conditioner after washing;
• Do not comb wet curls, otherwise they will become brittle;
• limit the use of thermal devices, and if they are used, apply thermal protection to the strands;
• high-quality fluids, serums, masks or liquid crystals are useful (especially for bleached, porous hair);
• To maintain color, you can use tinting shampoos, mousses, and balms.

Golden hair color looks beautiful and suits everyone. But to get a beautiful tone with spectacular highlights, you should have it dyed in a salon. Especially if the strands need to be lightened beforehand. If you want to create the desired shade at home, you need to carefully select the paint, taking into account the color type, brand, shelf life and level of durability.

And remember: even the best quality paint job will look ridiculous if you don’t take care of your hair.

Therefore, it is important to choose a comprehensive care after coloring, so that you can then enjoy the rays of sunlight in shiny and healthy hair.

Fashionable and win-win hair coloring options:

• color stretching;
• marbled hair coloring;
• gradient on hair;
• babylights or “sun kiss” coloring;
• hair coloring Tiger eye;
• tortoiseshell coloring;
• 3D and 7D hair coloring techniques.

Take a magnet and a magnifying glass to the store

If you want to buy yourself a stylish piece of jewelry made of colored gold, the best decision would be to go to trusted jewelry stores. The composition of this type of product is complex and to understand it, you need to at least ask the seller to provide a quality certificate for the product. There are pitfalls in choosing gold items of different shades.

In particular, be careful when purchasing green gold. Make sure that the product does not contain such a component as cadmium. This metal gives gold its distinct green color, but it is also quite toxic. In Russia and several other European countries, the use of cadmium in jewelry is prohibited by law, but some irresponsible craftsmen ignore the ban. In addition, if possible, take a magnet with you to the store (even a small souvenir magnet brought from vacation will do the job) and bring it to the decoration. If it becomes magnetized, it means it contains iron, which should not be present in green gold. And such a product cannot cost a lot of money, which is usually asked for colored gold.

A separate recommendation concerns expensive blue and purple gold inserts. In this case, carefully check that such precious inserts are firmly attached to the base and do not wobble. Otherwise, there is a high risk of simply losing them.

In addition, make sure that these decorative elements are positioned in such a way that they do not directly come into contact with exposed areas of the body. Unlike the case with nickel and cadmium, the composition of blue and violet gold is safe for humans, but in contact with skin there is a high risk for the precious metal itself - it will oxidize

Otherwise, recommendations on how to choose the right colored gold jewelry for yourself are universal. They will come in handy when purchasing any gold jewelry. Take your time with your choice, spend enough time to scrutinize the selected product in great detail. Check that it has a factory mark confirming the high standard of gold. Make sure there are no scratches, chips or other defects on the surface. If we are talking about a ring inlaid with stones, then check that they are held tightly. When choosing earrings, a chain or a bracelet, try to see if the clasps open and fasten well so that there are no problems with them later. When you choose a link bracelet or a thick chain, make sure that all elements are well made, without nicks and with a smooth surface. How long the gold piece of jewelry you like will last you will depend on following these simple recommendations.

For the first time on an industrial scale, craftsmen began to use gold of different colors at the end of the 19th century. Then the development of science and technology made it possible to create new precious alloys. This period also saw the discovery of metals such as rhodium and palladium, without which the existence of white gold is now simply unthinkable. Since then, jewelry has continued to develop rapidly, and already at the beginning of the 21st century we have an assortment of gold in almost all colors of the rainbow. Obviously, progress will not stop there, and who knows what other amazing gold alloys the craftsmen will delight us with in the future.

Composition of white gold depending on the standard

Chemical composition of 18k

. The most common alloy contains:

• 75% pure gold;
• 7% silver,
• 14% palladium;
• 4% nickel.

This material is the purest, and, accordingly, the most expensive. As you can see, it contains as much as 75% pure aurum, which makes such products especially fragile and vulnerable to any external influences. But such a product also has its buyers. It must be remembered that 750 sample requires very careful care. Due to its high cost, this alloy is found in the collections of the most famous jewelry manufacturers.

Composition of 14k white gold

in percentage according to the international standard GOST 30649-99, there are 4 grades of 585 in white:

• ZlSrPd 585-255-160 (58.5...59% – Au, 25...26 – Ag, the rest Pl);
• ZlSrPdTs 585-287-100 (58.5...59% - Au, 28.2...29.2 - Ag, 9.5...10.5 - Pl, the rest Zn (zinc));
• ZlSrPdKd 585-280-100 (58.5...59% - Au, 27.5...28.5 - Ag, 9.5...10.5 - Pl, the rest Cd - cadmium);
• ZlNTsM 585-12.5-4 (58.5...59% – Au, 4% – Zn, 12.5% ​​– Ni, the rest Cu – copper).

What is 500 gold

? This type of alloy is considered very rare. Aurum makes up exactly half of it. 500 is not often used for several reasons:

• The high proportions of silver and copper included in the composition give the alloy shades that are not very pleasant to the eye.
• The structure of the material is such that it becomes very difficult to work with. It’s quite rare to cast something worthy out of a cast.

Alloy 500 is known in Russia because

, that it is used as a standard for testing jewelry and is therefore in demand in assay supervision services.

375 white gold

– the most budget option for jewelry. What is included in such products? 37.5% is pure aurum, the remaining 62.5% is silver. In Russia, the low-grade alloy was called 9K, i.e. nine times gold. It is used primarily to make wedding rings and individual decorative elements of large jewelry, as well as places for attaching inserts. This sample is widely used in the manufacture of bracelets, watches and cigarette cases. Products made from 375 material are characterized by sufficient strength, hardness and lightness.

Film gilding

With some stretch, gold self-adhesive film for laser printers, from which stickers and labels on CDs are made, can also be classified as gold leaf. This material is quite accessible to home craftsmen, and working with it is easy. The film is unwound from the roll and gradually glued to the surface. Film gilding is used only on flat surfaces. This is how simple wooden baguettes are gilded, for example. All imitation gold, as well as gold leaf with impurities, are usually coated with a protective layer of varnish.

How to identify white gold

If you have purchased or found jewelry in a distant drawer and cannot understand what it is made of, then a few simple techniques will help you. So, how to check white gold for authenticity at home.

• Sample
  . Examine the product sample clearly. If it says 925, then you have silver in your hands, and if 750, 575 or even 375, then gold.
• Visual inspection
  . White gold can be distinguished from silver by color. In order to carry out your experiment purely, it is better to put two products in front of you for comparison, the composition of which you have no doubt about. One should be of silver and the other of white aurum. Silver jewelry has a matte finish and a darker gray color, while white gold is shiny and easily reflects light.
• Application of iodine
  . You can go even further and experiment with an iodine solution. To do this, clean a small area of ​​the test product using an alcohol solution. Next, soak a cotton swab in a bottle of iodine and gently drop the solution onto the cleaned surface of the jewelry. If there are no traces left, then you have a real gold product in front of you. And if the trail begins to darken, then you can be sure that this is silver.

Combine gold with other colors

Gold is a shade of yellow and orange, which means it combines with the colors that suit its “parents”. When choosing the right shade, you should also rely on color tables. For example, colors that contrast and therefore highlight gold are shades of purple. In addition, gold goes well with black and white colors.

Fine gold also looks good surrounded by dark orange and burgundy colors, and can also be combined with some shades of dark green. When choosing a “neighbor” for a certain color, it is better to adhere to the already established rules, because even the most pleasant color, being next to an inappropriate shade for it, can become repulsive.

Preparing paint for the walls

Before you start treating the walls, you need to decide on the type of paint for a particular room. Each type has its own number of advantages and features that are worth considering when making a choice.

• alkyd;
• water-dispersed;
• polyurethane.

It should be noted that the use of water-dispersion paints greatly facilitates the task. In this case, there is no need to mix anything to make a beige color. The paint is initially completely white, its color easily changes when mixing paints with colors.

Polyurethane mixtures provide significant wear resistance of the coating, resistance to destructive influences and long-lasting color.

Forms of release of coloring compositions: pros and cons

To simplify the work, paints and varnishes are produced in a special form. Thus, aerosol gold paint (in cans) is suitable for restoring and decorating soft parts of paintings, furniture and other elements. The composition is distributed in a thin layer without visible thickening.

In metal containers

Acrylic paint in tin containers is a traditional solution that does not lose popularity despite the availability of various analogues. This consistency is consumed more slowly and allows you to paint a large surface. The range of shades includes different variations of gold. The finishing effect resembles an antique scattering. The coating prevents the formation of corrosion.

In aerosols

Compositions in cans are sold in every construction hypermarket.

Using spray paint you can paint absolutely any surface.

They have the following advantages:

1. Uniform distribution over the treated surface and good fixation.
2. Wide scope of application. The substance can be used to finish concrete, glass, metal, wood, plaster and ceramics.
3. Dries quickly even when applied in a thick layer.
4. Economical consumption on a flat surface.
5. Easy to apply and create a shiny, antique or matte effect.

Spray paint is used preferably for decorative purposes. It allows figurines made of plaster, metal products, glass objects and even jewelry.

Consumers value aerosol modifications due to their ease of application. In addition, the master does not need to pre-grind or prime the surface.

The convenient release form simplifies spraying and promotes uniform application of interior paint to the surface without the formation of smudges or streaks.

The negative aspects of aerosol compositions are manifested in poor adhesion to wet coatings. If you apply the spray on a damp base, after a few days the sprayed layer will crack and peel off. To avoid defects when painting, you should use masking tape.

Aerosol paint is convenient to spray, because it is applied evenly and does not form streaks or smudges.