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Learn all the
beautiful techniques of real gold leafing: gilding on clear, unblasted
glass (called burnished gilding, which produces a gold mirror finish),
gilding sandblasted surfaces (matte gilding), controlled glue chipping,
gilding glue chipped surfaces, using different colors of gold leaf,
variegated leaf, abalone shell inlay, more. Co-taught by Norm &
Ruth Dobbins and Bill Hueg, a premier gold leaf artist who has been
gold leafing for over 20 years. Students in these classes are amazed
at how much they can get done in just 3 days.
Gold
Leafing on Glass: Level 1
This intensive
seminar will take you from novice to knowledge in 3 days. It is
for anyone who has never gold leafed before or anyone who has only
learned one of the two major gold leafing techniques, or anyone
who has only been leafing for a year or two and wants a refresher.
In addition
to the techniques mentioned above, students will learn about the
specific materials and tools needed for gold leafing. Materials
include different sizes (adhesives), the different qualities of
gold from different manufacturers, the actual gold and other metallic
leaves available, tinting colors for sizes, bronze and mica powders
and more. "Tools" are specific brushes for applying sizes
and the gold leaves. Using the right brushes for the job is an important
part of gold leafing.
Students will
complete 3 terrific projects in class. Because of the ****** of
techniques taught, sometimes students come back for 2 of these seminars
to get really good at all of them.We even have more advanced gold
leafers come to brush up on techniques they haven't used recently.
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The torch
of the Statue of Liberty burns brightly with gold leaf and tinted
gold size, set against a version of the American flag etched with
the shading technique. This is one of 3 projects completed in the
Gold Leafing Seminar 1
NOTE: Gold
Leaf Techniques is a great companion book to this class
and a required reference book for anyone doing gold leafing!
Important
note about class costs: The Level 1 class fee includes all materials.
The Level 2 fee DOES NOT include materials, because students can approach
the project in different ways, using different amounts of materials. See
the schedule page.
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