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Raised Gilding for Illumination Scribal Arts | with THL Matildis la Libraire
By Royal University of the Midrealm - RUM
- Type
- Video
- Level
- Advanced
- Length
- 1 h 16 min
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2020
About this lesson
A full class on raised gilding: laying and smoothing gesso, then breathing on it to lay gold leaf, and burnishing it to a mirror shine.
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