Instructor: Aliya Riaz

Class Title: Gilding 101–Oil Gilding

Date & Time: Saturday, September 13 | 8:30am – 5:30pm 

Number of Hours: 8 (1 Day)

Fee: $350

Class Description: This course will simplify the somewhat complex and laborious world of gilding, giving your portfolio a very marketable edge and adding to your talent as a decorative artist. We will be preparing samples – on trim pieces and on boards - which never fail to impress designers and clients alike.

Subjects:
• A brief history of gilding
• Types of gilding
• How to prepare surfaces to receive leaf
• Sizing the surface
• Discussion of tools
• Product information
• Health and safety guidelines while gilding
• Clean up advice

Activities:
• Laying leaf using oil gilding methods
• Glazing leaf using brushes, rags and combs
• Aging and antiquing leaf
• Using dyes over metal leaf
• Using shaibin as an alternative to leaf
• Stenciling with shaibin
• Using metallic powders-a demonstration

Supplies to Bring: Two soft 2” brushes, three 1” chip brushes, one medium sized sea sponge.

Supplies Provided: Painted boards and trim pieces, Dutch metal gold, silver and copper leaf, size, shaibin, stencils, metallic powders, etc.

Supply Donor: Sepp Leaf Inc.

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