i'm using turpentine for base and wait it dry to gilding gold leaf
you can find gilding water gold leaf in your town to use for base
i'm not seal the top of bear
but you can Coating your artwork by Lacquer
Our Store have both of them and a lot size
Real gold we Call them " 24K Gold leaf sheets " it's 100 % Pure also Can Edible & Spa Facial Mask
Synthetic we call " imitation gold leaf sheets " popular for anything Decoration
Thank for you like our country
Phuket is really wonderful
Best Regards