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On Dec 11, 2012, at 12:55 PM, "Garibi Ilan" <[email protected]> wrote: > Gerardo asked: > Do you think it's possible to use gold or silver plating in an origami > model? Can it be done on a paper folded model or would it have to be folded > in some other material? Has anyone tried to do this? > > > I tried that with Elephant Hide, and simple bronze coating in a process > called Electroforming. Its doable, expensive and the main problem is that > you put the model into a liquid - the paper absorb it and start to deform > because of that. I found no solution to this problem yet. > > Ilan > > I think it would be better to investigate folding a sheet of Art Clay Silver, which can then be fired in a torch or small kiln. Gillian
