A Two Day Intensive Golden Weekend
This amazing course will show you the step-by-step techniques you can use to gild picture & mirror frames, panels, canvases, furniture, cornices and even entire walls.
Taught by Master Gilder, Karl Eggert, participants will learn how to apply metal leaf gilding in their home and to gild frames and furniture. No previous experience or skill is necessary – all materials and tuition is provided and your new skills will enable you to create a stunning natural effect with pure metal leaf using gold, silver, aluminium and a variety of other metals.
Use your new love of metal leaf gilding in your home or to add a wonderful new niche skill to your business, making it stand out and creating a new stream of profit.
Only four students per class.
What you will learn:
- Gilding of Egyptian Plaque (valued at $345).
- Application of Antique Patina to make the plaque look more than 100 years old.
- Gilding of four boards (faux silver, faux gold, copper leaf & genuine silver leaf). Use this skill to gild tabletops, panels, walls & ceilings.
- Gilding of a canvas in a leaf of your choice – use this canvas to create an artwork. You can paint with oils and acrylics over the finish.
What you will get:
- All tuition and materials.
- Your project: an Egyptian plaque
What to wear:
Casual clothing.
Where:
Art Gilding
99-101 Buckingham St.
Surry Hills 2010
Australia
When:
Saturday & Sunday – once a month.
Class starts at 10am and finish at 4pm both days.
(Please note this is a 2 day course over both Saturday and Sunday.)
Cost:
Total cost is $965 for the 2 day course.
Just $200 deposit required to secure your booking.
Balance due two weeks prior to course commence date.
Course dates for 2025
After nearly 15 years in Surry Hills, Art Gilding is moving to new premises in January 2025.
New course dates for 2025 will be published in January.
