In my desire to pass on this knowledge to other craftsmen, I regularly hold reverse glass gilding workshops where sometimes on a one to one basis & sometimes in groups I teach the techniques of glass decoration that I have researched over the years.
These Gold Leaf workshops are, to my knowledge, the only place where you can cover ALL of the required disciplines to execute an authentic “Victorian” reverse glass sign.
You will leave the studio with a full palette of almost magical glass recipes, fully equipped to continue and develop this wonderful art form.
You will also take home a glass sign that you have made on this course worth over £3,000
For details on costs and dates either call me on 01803 613753 or email me at Chapman_and_smith@btinternet.com
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Noah Moore hand gilding and cross hatching
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Gold Leaf workshop 2011
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- Laying gold leaf using the Smith Tip
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- water gilded glass
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- Gold-Leaf applied using The Smith Tip
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- detail-punties
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- removing gold around a cut glass puntie
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- Brilliant cutting
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- Acid etched and Mother-of-Pearl
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- Glass gilding workshop
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- Star engraving
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- star engraving colours
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- the gild drying
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- The size brush
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- mother-of-pearl inlay
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- 24crt gold-leaf water gilded
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- workshop sizing
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- Digital artwork, made for the workshop to show the colours.
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- Gold Leaf Workshop Nov 2010
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- Gold Leaf Workshop Nov 2010
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- Coline Samine Signwriting
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- Gold Leaf Workshop Nov 2010
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- Gary Godby workshop 2006
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- Cut glass circles and Gilded
Julie Snook
Hi David,
I loved the video that was posted on facebook. I tried working with Silver foil this week and found that it disappears when encased in glass and fired. If I try to add it to my sand blasted glass, do I use a glue to make it adhere? From you video it looked like you used water. but I am not too sure.
Your work is wonderful and I wish you a great future.
Julie
Dave
Hi Julie.
Thanks for the comment on the video glad you enjoyed it.
I use gelatine diamonds to make the watersize for the gold and silver leaf to stick to the glass. If your sandblasting glass and trying to adhere goldleaf or 12crt gold you wil need to varnish the etched area first for the gold to stick. Once the varnish is dry water gild the leaf on rather than oil size.
Let me know how it goes…Dave
Piaskowanie
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David Smith
Thankyou very much,I appreciate your comments.