Here's a picture of a sign done the "Old School" way using 23 Karat Gold Leaf, a brush, and a little luck. It was done for a local business in the downtown core that wanted something that had a historic feel to it. Nothing has the look, or life to it, as a Gold leaf sign does. I also did a short post on my blog at: http://streamlinestudios.blogspot.ca/ on the making of the sign. Hopefully you'll find the post interesting. Thanks