Gilding courses

Water gilding course.

This course takes you through every stage of water gilding. From gesso, bole, water gilding, burnishing and aging the gold. Not only do I show how to do all these stages, but I also show what to avoid or look out for. Either how to put it right or avoid in the first place.  For total beginners to people already gilding looking for a more comprehensive understanding of water gilding

The course covers

Water gilding on flat wooden boards.

Water gilding on 3d decoration and how to patch the gilding if needed.

Taking a wooden frame from bear wood to aged water gilded frame.

Aging new water gilding on an antique picture frame.

Problem such as pin holes in the gesso, sanding scratches, holes in the gilding, burnishing scratches.

Including  tips I have learn on my 24 year gilding journey.