Gilding Course
This course teaches traditional gilding restoration on wooden frames, covering condition assessment, stabilizing fragile gold leaf, ornament rebuilding, leaf application, and toning for museum-quality finishes. Perfect for craft professionals aiming to restore historic frames with precision and durability, ensuring long-lasting professional results.

from 4 to 360h flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
Gain practical skills in restoring and finishing gilded wooden frames to high standards through traditional water and oil gilding techniques, gesso and bole preparation, safe cleaning, consolidation, condition assessment, ethical decisions, retouching, toning, and documentation for stable, durable, visually consistent results.
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Develop skills
- Professional gilding workflows: master efficient museum-grade water and oil gilding techniques.
- Gilded surface repair: safely clean, consolidate, and stabilize lifting gold and gesso layers.
- Loss compensation: rebuild ornament details, match bole tones, and create seamless retouches.
- Conservation documentation: accurately assess conditions and record ethical treatments.
- Safe studio practices: manage solvents, dust control, and risks in gilding operations.
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