DIY Fore edge PAINTING - How to make a painting hidden with gold on the border of your book

In this video I show you how to apply gilding on the edges of your books but above all I show you how to make paintings hidden under this gilding.
This technique comes straight from England and is called FORE-EDGE PAINTING.
blog post : loulacoste.com/hidden-fore-ed...
FOR THIS DIY YOU WILL NEED:
- A book of you choice
- A book press of some kind : amzn.to/3OfB2sC
- Sand papers amzn.to/3uWogby
- Sanding brick (optional) amzn.to/3INS2VN
- Watercolors (or color pencils or markers) amzn.to/3RCXFKB
- Hairspray amzn.to/3PiK2OP
- Gold foil (or other foil) amzn.to/3uVL63h
- Iron
- Beeswax (optional) amzn.to/3ObbxIN
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[@Kimo0tJJ]

When you accidentally said pepper instead of paper and showed the little pepper for a split second I laughed out loud 🤣 I love that type of humor

[@kimberlyallen2862]

It's really tricky to find a good fore-edge tutorial. You explained it simply and clearly- thank you!

[@simplesmentero7744]

Omg!! This is best tutorial eeeveerrr!! Thank you so much!!🥰🥰🥰

[@AS-xi6lp]

the hairspray tip is genius

[@ByNicola]

So helpful! Thank you so much. And especially for the note of not being too hard on yourself. Really appreciate your video!

[@kaleriaponkratova8126]

God! Thank you a lot!!!❤

[@skywuzhereyesturday]

This is incredible! You're so talented and this is such a detailed tutorial. I can't wait to try this

[@torianadouglas8375]

Every since I read Inkheart book binding seemed cool to me. It seems like it would be so calming. I gonna try it sometime

[@pdlister]

The finer grit sandpapers, 2,000, 3,000, etc. are always available in auto part stores, at least in the U.S. They are used for finishing of auto paint jobs. I would guess they are available in other countries, as well. I know cars get painted everywhere.

[@lifeisbutadreamsodreamon]

Thats a great tip, thank you :)

[@ANCELMOANTONIOQUEIROZ]

In stores that sell resins, you can find up to 5000 grain

[@Rin37737]

Merci beaucoup! I’ve been looking for ages for an accessible fore edge foil tutorial as well as overall bookbinding. Your dedication to going an extra step to actually create this in English is absolutely amazing! Thank you again! 💜

[@apeacefulworld9095]

This is Amazing 👏🏼 🤤🤤🤩

[@extracozydiy]

Thank you !! ☺️

[@boigeorge1149]

I've never heard of using hair spray for foil gilding! Very cool.

[@iwannareadforever8185]

Hairspray has acid in it. I found someone who uses watered down PVA glue on their first layer of foil. Tired it myself and while I haven’t worked out all the kinks it does work.

[@soul7119]

Thank you from Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦

[@thelionandthebee1933]

Thank you for your generosity and beautiful talent! 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 👏 ❤

[@mattlip1376]

That was a great tutorial!! Thanks so much!!

[@thelionandthebee1933]

Dearest Lou- FANTASTIC! MAGNIFIQUE! BLESSINGS TO YOU!

[@giuxliet]

you are a gift to humanity. thank you!

[@daveturnbull7221]

Peanuts. I can't seem to find the links to the videos that you said helped you. You are right that it isn't up to Martin Frost standards but I doubt that anybody else is. This is certainly an interesting technique and I think is much more suited to folks doing this as a hobby (like me) than the full blown professional methods involving a lot of relatively expensive eguipment. I'm looking forward to your next video.

[@foredgefrost]

Hi Lou. That is a nice little video. Have we met... perhaps at one of my many masterclasses in the States, Canada or even Venice, Amsterdam, Berlin or Copenhagen?.. Keep up the good work.... Martin Frost (foredgefrost)

[@FrancisArtStudio]

Very interesting and a great way to give some of my favorites books a nice decor. Thanks for the video!

[@sheetalchand8546]

its so amazing how you do it. thank you!!

[@SIMONETTA69]

La mejor y más clara explicación de cómo poner foil reactivo en un libro. Thank you so much! Is exactly that I want to need learn 💕💕💕💕🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@ananya_bose_]

Gorgeous❤❤❤❤

[@mariaflorenciazambecchi1021]

THANKS YOU SO SO MUCH! I WAS SEARCHING FOR THIS TECNIC!!!

[@damora626]

I'm lovingggg your videosss omg! 😍😍 Subscribeddddd❤️✨️

[@janneh5712]

I love this video 😍😍😍

[@simplesmentero7744]

1000.000.000.000.000.000 likes!!😍😘

[@morralo]

Wonderful

[@danicastaneda6991]

Muchas gracias por el tutorial, realmente es muy útil y completo! 😊

[@kali8025]

Peanuts!! I love ur voice its so soothing and u explained it very well. I will def try this out.

[@thelionandthebee1933]

Brava!!!🎉🎉🎉🎉❤❤❤❤

[@EncaderNos]

Wow! This is so cool, thank you!

[@extracozydiy]

Glad you like it!

[@hope8967]

Thank you for this video. I learn a lot.

[@extracozydiy]

Glad it was helpful!

[@lore_house]

Peanuts! This was such a great video and I can’t wait to try this myself!

[@LaughingInTiny]

I could listen to you speak for hours! Also... this is GENIUS. I'm officially now recovering my entire library. Thank you 😊

[@eekay9947]

you make difficult bookbinding techniques so approachable with your thorough explanations and creativity with materials- I will definitely be trying this one out!

[@elizabethcastellanos3082]

Eres una genia, yo quiero restaurar mi biblia ❤

[@LittleYoki]

That’s so cool! I wish I knew how to paint lol

[@stizelswik3694]

Give it a shot! There's all kinds of adventures you can make for yourself in painting and drawing... and LOADS of videos here! I recommend The Art Sherpa and Michelle the Painter - tell them I sent you! :D They make are soooo simple for the very beginner! I've learned A LOT from them!

[@me-rycrea8558]

Amo il risultato sei bravissima! Peanuts

[@iwannareadforever8185]

Hairspray has acid in it so that means it will slowly break down the paper over the decades. I find that if you water down PVA glue and use it for your first layer that it is easier. Still new to the technique so you may want to experiment.

[@extracozydiy]

Great idea!! I'll try that next time thank you !

[@kniebeisseraufzack]

Brilliant video! Great channel! Thank you so much for sharing. You got yourself a new subscriber :-)

[@Leiannesab]

What else can you use for the foil instead of hair spray?

[@kseniyamorein5481]

I see what a culture stands behind this 12 minutes video... Beauty, accuracy, style, technique, appreciation of a book as a value etc, etc, etc... Amazing. Stunning tone of voice by the way. Thank you.

[@cassandrathomas6015]

Could I do fore edge painting underneath a regular sprayed edge? Or does it have to be a gold foil edge?

[@AMPreliures]

Bravo. La laque a cheveux est obligatoire pour tenir l'or ? La colle pva est elle mieux ?

[@backforblood3421]

Doing it with that added piece would allow you to get just the text block between the two pieces so that you could do older hardcover books without possibly straining the binding.

[@AMPreliures]

Bonjour. J'ai essayé la technique que tu présentes. Merci beaucoup d'ailleurs ! Je trouve ce procédé innovant et plus rapide que de faire une dorure a la feuille plus longue. J'ai eu un petit problème avec la laque dont tu te sers comme bol. J'ai acheté une laque forte (L'Oreal), bien généreux. J'ai passé une spatule chauffante (un mini fer a repasser). Mais celui ci étant léger je n'ai pas la même pression qu'avec le fer a repasser que tu utilises. Mon essai n'a pas été concluant même avec 2 couches. Je me demandais si tu appuyais fort ou non avec le fer? Et surtout si tu passais vite ou lentement le fer sur la tranche (il aurait été bien d'avoir le Time code en temps réel du passage du fer sur la tranche) Une dernière chose. Je notre qu'avec une seconde couche de foil le rendu est bien plus métallisé, comme un miroir. Le fais tu systématiquement? Je travaille beaucoup les travaille beaucoup les tranches décorées en reliure. Si tu en as envie n'hésite pas à venir présenter tes travaux et techniques sur notre groupe privé Facebook, ou mieux encore sur notre groupe WhatsApp, nous sommes une petite société de relieurs et artistes français, mais je reconnais dans l'histoire les anglais ont toujours été les meilleurs pour ce qui est de réaliser des décors sur tranches. A la connaissance il n'y a aucune fore Edge painting dans l'histoire de la reliure française. En espe avoir l'occasion d'en reparler 🙏

[@yasirfarooq1957]

mam your hands are very pretty, the manicure is amazing...

[@samanthays05200520]

There are so many books I never buy because their so ugly on the outside😭😫 so this mini series is amazing

[@hannahwatson1883]

How on earth did you gild your books?! 😅 I’ve used all the brands and techniques you’ve suggested and I’ve just ended up with burnt foil stuck to my mini iron. Even on the lowest setting and turned off. Help!

[@iwillcontactattorneygenera1078]

Heat transfer is the key word.. cant get any stuck on your iron if the heat side is up. Usually it wont even be golden on that side. Youre using the wrong foil

[@veronicaroddy2806]

How long do you sand each grit for? How do you know when to switch grades? Peanuts.

[@kainatdewan]

How long does the gold leafing stay? I once received a diary with gold leafing on the edges and the gold came off every time I stroked its edges with my finger

[@AMPreliures]

Attends tu que la laque a cheveux soit sèche pour mettre le foil?

[@AMPreliures]

Aurais tu une idée pour mettre l'or sur un livre dont la Edge est arrondie? Si je mets l'or avant d'arrondir je perds en qualité

[@hannahwatson1883]

Peanuts 🥜 I’m ready to brave gilding my foredge paintings. I had a first disaster out attempt with gold foil on a humid day. That heat activated foil sounds great! What was the brand name? Do you have a li m to their site?

[@mypseudosucks]

I think she used "We r memory keepers" gold foil

[@tugbagul33]

What are sandpaper sizes. I couldn't understand because I'm a foreigner

[@niteshm6]

Alternative of hair spray?

[@dhduncan]

Are you free hand drawing the image on the edge?

[@user-uz8sn1qv8y]

very clear instructions, HOWEVER, the promised links are NOT in the description!

[@extracozydiy]

Thank you ☺️ what link do you need ?

[@damora626]

If i want to spray-paint the edges, do I follow the same steps but instead of foil paper spray-paint it? Will the result work?

[@damora626]

@@extracozydiy Ooohhh :((( Thanks so much! 🤗. Do you have any suggestion on a way to paint the edges with good results?

[@LADYSHELEN]

Hola Cómo se llama ese papel dorado

[@backforblood3421]

Could a pyrography tool with a broad point attached to it be used to do the foil transfer?

[@extracozydiy]

Unfortunately it is too hot 😔 even on the lowest setting

[@backforblood3421]

@@extracozydiyOkay. Thanks!

[@ashreetis625]

please please please show us how you made your diy book press!

[@extracozydiy]

Ok ! I'll make a new one from scratch just to show you ❤

[@extracozydiy]

I made a brand new one just for you ! ✨ #bookbinding #bookpress #diy

[@micfoz1]

Is there a way to do the gold foil edges on hardback books? If I don't want to take it apart and keep the original cover?

[@UnBesoDeCristal]

it should work if you use clamps and wood pieces to hold togethet the actual paper only (smaller wood pieces that the book paper, so you don't damage the cover)

[@gyatak200]

I used pure bee wax on foiling. I hoping it won't flake. why did you draw before guiding? I m unsure I should do it before or after.

[@ShylockedHerArt]

Can I know more about how you used beeswax? My heat foil doesn't transfer under the heat of my home, so does wax help it to transfer better? Also what part of the process is it used for?

[@gyatak200]

@@ShylockedHerArt after transfer. Not before. What foil are you using. Use we are memory keeper foil. Press the book without book boards and sand 1mm. Till its nice and shiny. Wipe the dust off. Then apply heat foil. Then use bee wax and polish edge with soft cloth.

[@gyatak200]

@@ShylockedHerArt kzbin.info/www/bejne/mJnEi2ewo6uprdk I used this video.

[@ShylockedHerArt]

@@gyatak200 Thank you for getting back and for the link! I am using imitation heat foil available locally (Craftangles heat foil). The memory keepers foil is very expensive here. I began to use a bit of sizing glue and it worked well. The foil just crinkles up under the plastic protective cover and does not transfer if I use heat. but it sticks on if I use glue. I would still like to figure this out though. Also, I tried to apply a little wax and wipe with a cloth after I transferred the foil to the edges, but that only seems to dull the gild and not burnish. Is there something I am doing wrong here? What is the cloth material that you used?

[@paivicajan8083]

Peanuts😊

[@atdgehrifj3705]

Do you think this work with gouache??

[@atdgehrifj3705]

I went with water colour in the end. I have found that the foil doesn’t stick, except for in a few lines

[@remakethestars2683]

I saw someone gild their pages with just gold spray paint, which might be easier.

[@scoobydoo_forever]

I've used this method and what I do is I take a mechanic towel. They're the large blue towels that are disposable. They don't leave any particles behind. I will swipe the edges and then shake the edges out. See if it's the desired color and if not I'll hit it again with spray paint.

[@Sganarell]

Soo it means that i could have holographic edges if i wanted to then... The possibilities are endless

[@skull6435]

Why cant you paint it straight on the book?

[@user-en5gu7nf4v]

I’m doing this to a bible as a gift, since the pages are really thin, do I still have to sand it?

[@paolof.6899]

I'm down to clown, imma try and use this stuff to save my books that were damaged in a fire

[@maskichef]

what happened to your instagram and website?

[@extracozydiy]

Hi! I changed them and forgot to update the description ☺️ You can find me almost anywhere by searching extracozydiy ✨

[@GirlyEnglishGamer]

Peanuts