Gilding Course
Master traditional gilding on wooden frames—from assessing condition and stabilising fragile gold to rebuilding ornament, applying leaf, and toning finishes. Ideal for craft professionals restoring historic frames with museum-level results. This course provides hands-on techniques for high-standard restoration, ensuring durable and visually consistent outcomes in conservation practice.

4 to 360 hours flexible workload
valid certificate in your country
What will I learn?
This Gilding Course offers a clear, practical path to restoring and finishing gilded wooden frames to a high standard. Learn traditional water and oil gilding, gesso and bole preparation, safe cleaning and consolidation methods, accurate condition assessment, ethical decision-making, and step-by-step retouching, toning, and documentation for stable, durable, visually consistent projects.
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Develop skills
- Professional gilding workflows: master fast, museum-grade water and oil gilding.
- Gilded surface repair: clean, consolidate, and stabilise lifting gold and gesso.
- Loss compensation: rebuild ornament, match bole, and blend seamless retouches.
- Conservation documentation: assess condition and record ethical treatments clearly.
- Safe studio practice: control solvents, dust, and risks in daily gilding work.
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