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Gesso Panel and Gilding (Yi, FA15)
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Advanced
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2015
About this lesson
Student field notes recording a gesso panel build: glue sizing, thin sanded gesso layers, red bole, burnishing and gold leaf application, with observations from each session.
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