Gilding Master Class
Become a metal leaf gilding professional
Art Gilding’s master class combines a 1-week basic course and 1-week advanced course to make you a professional gilder.
With no previous knowledge required, you’ll learn everything you need to know about gilding from our pre-eminent expert, Master Craftsman, Karl Eggert.
Basic Course, 5-days
Our 5-day basic course teaches you to use a range of basic techniques on a selection of surfaces and simple objects.
You’ll learn how to prepare different surfaces for gilding with a variety of metal leaves including gold, silver, faux-gold, faux-silver, aluminium and copper leaf. You’ll also learn how to seal and create an antique patination.
During the course you will:
- Complete 7 different projects you can take home
- Learn to gild on timber, plaster, wrought iron, paper mache, glass, shells and food.
- Learn traditional and modern gilding techniques including special surface application and the application of a wide variety of metal leaves.
Each day, the course instructions are summarised in lecture folders for you to take home. These notes will make an excellent reference for your future projects.
Each course is run with a maximum of 6 students.
Time: 5-days, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, once a month.
Price: AUD$1,995 inc GST
“What a wonderful experience! 2 weeks in friendly company and great tutoring. Wonderful catering at the end and always a pleasure to come in and learn”.-D Khoo, QLD
Advanced Course, 5-days
Our advanced gilding course combines the skills and techniques of this ancient craft with the creativity and ingenuity of art. You’ll learn advanced gilding techniques which were previously kept secret and passed only from Father to Son.
You’ll become an expert in gilding with history and product knowledge taught to a high level.
We’ll show you how to use leaf and flakes in unique combinations to create stunning and elegant effects. You’ll also learn advanced gilding techniques
You’ll also get to learn the “Rolls Royce” of gilding techniques, water gilding, where the gold is burnished to sheer brilliance.
Each day, the course instructions are summarised in lecture folders for you to take home. These notes will make an excellent reference for your future projects.
Each course is run with a maximum of 6 students.
Time: 5-days, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, once a month.
Price: AUD$2,195 inc GST
“A big thank you for making my Master Class so good. The relaxed atmosphere, care and hospitality made learning the techniques and knowledge very easy… these skills are invaluable. To have learned from a professional team as yourselves is indeed a real privilege”- J Cleary
Master Course
Our master class runs for 10 days. The course not only combines the basic and advance courses, but all the skills and techniques to become a master gilder. All lessons are still taught by the master craftsman, Karl Eggert.
The extensive 10-day class covers all aspects of gilding from basic techniques to advanced knowledge. Students who have taken the master class tell us that they greatly benefit from such continuous learning, finishing the 10-day course with tremendous confidence in their own gilding ability.
Each day, the course instructions are summarized in lecture folders for you to take home. These notes serve as an excellent reference for your future projects.
Each course is held with a maximum of 6 students.
Time: 10 days/two weeks, Monday to Friday, 9am-5pm, once a month.
Price: AUD$3,740, a savings of $450.00.
Become a member of the Goldfinger Club
You’ll receive:
- Free ongoing advice for any project- phone and email support.
- Generous discounts of 10-20% on all materials and supplies*.
- Basic and advance course graduates receive 10% discounts.
- Master class graduates receive 20% discounts.
We’ve found that good support is the key to success for many of our students so we’re passionate about making sure you get the most out of our courses.
Master Class Dates
I have changed the Master Class dates from Monday to Friday over 2 weeks to a new format by including 2 weekends and the 5 days in between. So in future it will be 9 days from Sat. to Sun.
Please find new timetable for academy attached.
We need a new blog for these changes as soon as possible.
I will be able to have may more students using the new format, because students save time (often 2 weeks are too long) It will also save cost on accommodation, instead of 12 now only 9 nights.
This will be also great for our overseas students wanting to include a holiday outside Sydney
