Kolner Burnishing Clay For Gilding color:black Wet-into-wet passages become more predictable

Wet-into-wet passages become more predictable and controllable with ox-gall in your water

Shimmer matters in calligraphy when you want letterforms that catch light without sacrificing the clean edges that define good penmanship

and strike with a mallet

maintaining consistent cutting angle as you snap off dulled edges and advance fresh ones

keeping your workflow straightforward

Kolner Burnishing Clay For Gilding color:black Wet-into-wet passages become more predictableEnglish clays ground to exacting fineness create a burnishing surface that brings metal leaf to mirror bright perfection. Sepp Kolner clay arrives ready to use, no mixing glue or sizing into powder, no waiting for adhesives to cure. Apply it directly to prepared gesso surfaces, let it dry completely, then burnish your gold or silver leaf to achieve the reflective brilliance that distinguishes traditional water gilding from simpler adhesive methods.