Article · Wrights of Lymm
Glass Gilding
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2015
About this lesson
A 14-step fact sheet on gilding signage on the reverse of glass: transferring the design, mixing gelatine size, laying leaf, burnishing, double gilding and sealing with enamel and varnish. Includes tool and material lists and stresses cleanliness.
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