Painting Restorer Training
Gain mastery in painting restoration fundamentals: evaluate damage, safely clean varnished oils, mend tears, retouch losses, and shield canvas artworks through expert documentation, mounting techniques, and preventive conservation methods applied in top art studios and museums across South Africa and beyond.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This course equips you with hands-on skills to evaluate, record, stabilise, clean, and safeguard 19th- to 20th-century oil paintings on canvas. You will learn to identify materials and degradation, utilise inspection tools, devise secure cleaning and tear repair strategies, produce detailed treatment documentation, and establish protective display setups, ensuring every intervention is justified, reversible, and suitable for senior oversight.
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Develop skills
- Canvas stabilisation: execute secure, recorded tear repairs on oil paintings.
- Varnish cleaning: implement proven dry, water-based, and solvent techniques with precision.
- Technical examination: apply raking light, UV, IR, and photographic documentation for accurate diagnosis.
- Preventive display: configure mounts, backings, and microclimates for secure gallery presentation.
- Conservation reporting: draft transparent, principled treatment and condition reports.
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