Gilding Course
This course teaches traditional gilding for wooden frames, covering condition assessment, gold stabilisation, ornament rebuilding, leaf application, and finish toning. Perfect for artisans aiming for museum-quality historic frame restoration with reliable, professional techniques.

flexible workload of 4 to 360h
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in restoring and finishing gilded wooden frames to top standards. Master water and oil gilding techniques, gesso and bole prep, safe cleaning, consolidation, condition checks, ethical choices, plus retouching, toning, and documentation for lasting, uniform results.
Elevify advantages
Develop skills
- Professional gilding processes: excel in quick, museum-quality water and oil gilding.
- Repair gilded surfaces: safely clean, consolidate, and stabilise loose gold and gesso.
- Compensate for losses: reconstruct details, match bole, and create seamless blends.
- Document conservation: evaluate conditions and log treatments ethically and clearly.
- Maintain safe studio habits: manage solvents, dust, and hazards in gilding tasks.
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