These videos are fantastic Ruth and it's really generous of you to share your 20 years of experience. I have a request! Could you make a video segment on water gilding small crevice and dipped areas on decorative mouldings? Would be great to see how you do it :) Leigh
Thanks, this Sunday there will be a beginner's water gilding video, I was wondering what would go into a next stage video, so thanks for the suggestion. I would only be water gilding in that way on early Georgian frames which are fully water gilded. Most later frames would be a mix of water gilded highlights and the rest oil gilded. When I get the right frame in I'll make that water gilding video for you. R 😁
Thank you for your videos. I have done some experimental guilding with some busted mirror frame and it seemed to have worked out beautifully. However, lately, I am trying to do guilding on various objects from paper to wood, I have been so unsuccessful. I don't know why it worked out before and not now. I am in Canada. I used the DaVinci product lines, the glue, guilding paper (not real gold), etc. I also tried the water guilding, no glue. I watched this one lady who does gold guilding in churches and iconas, she just uses water -- unless I misunderstood. Anyway, I have been failing consistently. I am very happy to have found your channel. Yes, subscribed :) I am motivated again. It is just so beautiful how gold leaf guilding looks like. After I am confident and get some successful outcome, I want to try gold leafing on one of my husband's painting's frame. He used to paint large 5' x 7' paintings. He built a frame just from a simple frame moulding. I thought to give the frame a kick with gold leafing. I don't have the courage for it yet. I may mess it up and I don't like giving up. Good I found your channel.
Thanks for watching hope it helps. I'm in the middle of filming the online gilding courses. Hopefully they will be out in spring. Yes water gilding is with water. It's the bole underneath that helps stick the gold.
Thanks, one coming tomorrow morning. Would love to do videos every week, but need to get the frames finished. So make when I can, thanks for appreciating that. 😁
Hello Ruth Great videos, I'm sure I'll be watching more. Your gilding pad, you mentioned the black one was a deep suede. What is the material on your preferred pad. Thank you
Hi Ruth, thanks for a really good video! i’m really interested in the whole process. What is the advantage of the gilders tip being made out of card stock and not wood? Is it because the flexibility makes it easier to work with? Or because you need to changes brushes quite frequently because of wear and therefor they are cheaper to produce? I have tried to search for the information in vain so your experience with the brush would be highly appreciated!
You do need a bit of flexibility. It's light to hold so you can have a light touch. You do need replacements, mine last around 4-5 years. I have seen long wooden handles, a bit like a pip stem, where the card slots into the end.
You're very organized and talented. You're also a great teacher. Those frames are beautiful. Do you do any other kind of gilding? And your tools, do they come separate or do they come in a container all together? Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, I actually reside in Arizona, USA.
great video, thank you so much! i have a doubt: does the burnisher needs to be made of stone? im having truble to find one at a reasonable price anywhere near me. but i've found some made of steel.what are your thoughts? thanks again
Hi Ruth. I just started following your channel and watching your videos to learn about gilding art. Can you recommend a particular suppliers that sells those tools?
Yes of course! Silly me I didn’t expand the description. Many thanks for responding to my question. I’m gonna watch more of your videos before making a jump into gilding.
Hi Ruth, I'm very interested in starting to guild but at a loss as to where to start when buying the relevant tools, at reasonable prices, to get started. There are a few suppliers but, can you recommend a gilders kit for beginners with all the essentials needed to get started gilding on to wood (bare wood)? Or a list of all the basic items to get started?. Thank you ever so much. :)
Depends if you want to oil gild then just a brush, oil size and gold. If you want to water gild then you will need whats in this video. Links in the description as to were to buy. I wouldn't buy a kit as they often come with things you don't need.
@@RuthTappinGilder Thank you ever so much, Ruth. I hope to start with the water gilding as the majority of the items I'd be gilding will be indoor items. :)
Excellent video Ruth. Looking forward to seeing the next ones. Were you to be dissatisfied with some water gilding, would you re bole and gild again or do you have to remove the gold? Cheers Mike 👽
Thanks, next video will be water gilding for beginners, next Sunday. Just remove the gold with 0000 wire wool and a small bit of meths. No need to remove the bole, you can add one extre cote of bole if you felt it needed it. R
Gosh, recently subscribed and loving your videos, do you run any courses? I am a furniture restorer and would love to have a go at gilding. Thanks for posting
Hi, thanks for the sub. Glad you are enjoying the videos. I'm thinking of doing some online courses first. Then maybe if I can work out how to do some at the workshop I will.
Hi, glad the videos are helping. I have my gilders tip length at half of a square of gold, around 45mm. You could go for a quarter the size of a square of gold around 20-25mm. But I wouldn't go any less than that. Very sharp scissors will cut the hair nicely.
hi, I made a versatile brush. I use it for gilding, claying, painting. I am a gilder-restorer. but my brush is good for amateur and professional art painters as well. This is a flat mixed squirrel hair brush. watercolour brush. My brush is a little longer, with more hair. There is nothing similar on the market. are you interested?
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So helpful, straight to the point. Thank you
You're welcome 😊
I’ve just started Wood Carving. Appreciate your videos, very inspirational !
These videos are fantastic Ruth and it's really generous of you to share your 20 years of experience. I have a request! Could you make a video segment on water gilding small crevice and dipped areas on decorative mouldings? Would be great to see how you do it :) Leigh
Thanks, this Sunday there will be a beginner's water gilding video, I was wondering what would go into a next stage video, so thanks for the suggestion.
I would only be water gilding in that way on early Georgian frames which are fully water gilded. Most later frames would be a mix of water gilded highlights and the rest oil gilded.
When I get the right frame in I'll make that water gilding video for you. R 😁
@@RuthTappinGilder Amazing! Thanks Ruth, I’ll look forward to it 🤩 And cheers for the tip re age of frame, water/oil gild 💫
Thank you for your videos. I have done some experimental guilding with some busted mirror frame and it seemed to have worked out beautifully. However, lately, I am trying to do guilding on various objects from paper to wood, I have been so unsuccessful. I don't know why it worked out before and not now. I am in Canada. I used the DaVinci product lines, the glue, guilding paper (not real gold), etc.
I also tried the water guilding, no glue. I watched this one lady who does gold guilding in churches and iconas, she just uses water -- unless I misunderstood. Anyway, I have been failing consistently.
I am very happy to have found your channel. Yes, subscribed :)
I am motivated again. It is just so beautiful how gold leaf guilding looks like.
After I am confident and get some successful outcome, I want to try gold leafing on one of my husband's painting's frame. He used to paint large 5' x 7' paintings. He built a frame just from a simple frame moulding. I thought to give the frame a kick with gold leafing.
I don't have the courage for it yet. I may mess it up and I don't like giving up.
Good I found your channel.
Thanks for watching hope it helps. I'm in the middle of filming the online gilding courses. Hopefully they will be out in spring.
Yes water gilding is with water. It's the bole underneath that helps stick the gold.
thank you for your tutorials. I really appreciate them.
Super! Fantastic! I'm so very happy to have discovered your Channel!
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I really appreciate you taking time to share your knowledge and skills with us. I look forward to more videos as you are able.
Thanks, one coming tomorrow morning. Would love to do videos every week, but need to get the frames finished. So make when I can, thanks for appreciating that. 😁
Thank you sooooo much for your tutorials , they are absolutely helpful and informative !
Another excellent piece!
Thanks 😊.
Love your videos:) will you be doing any on the finishing steps?
(shellac/bitumen)
Thank you for sharing!
Hello Ruth
Great videos, I'm sure I'll be watching more.
Your gilding pad, you mentioned the black one was a deep suede. What is the material on your preferred pad.
Thank you
Its suede too just smother not as fluffy. I'm hoping to make a video on how to make one. If I can get a break from my workload.
@@RuthTappinGilder Oh please do this! :-)
@@m.m.375 I have everything ready to make a how to make a gilders pad video. It's just finding the time to film it. I will get there.
Hi Ruth, thanks for a really good video! i’m really interested in the whole process. What is the advantage of the gilders tip being made out of card stock and not wood? Is it because the flexibility makes it easier to work with? Or because you need to changes brushes quite frequently because of wear and therefor they are cheaper to produce?
I have tried to search for the information in vain so your experience with the brush would be highly appreciated!
You do need a bit of flexibility. It's light to hold so you can have a light touch. You do need replacements, mine last around 4-5 years.
I have seen long wooden handles, a bit like a pip stem, where the card slots into the end.
Bravissima
You're very organized and talented. You're also a great teacher. Those frames are beautiful. Do you do any other kind of gilding? And your tools, do they come separate or do they come in a container all together? Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, I actually reside in Arizona, USA.
Thank you. Oil gilding doesn't need any tools, just a brush.
You can buy these water gilding tools separately. www.gildedplanet.com/ shop is USA.
great video, thank you so much! i have a doubt: does the burnisher needs to be made of stone? im having truble to find one at a reasonable price anywhere near me. but i've found some made of steel.what are your thoughts? thanks again
Hi, I thought it would scratch, so I found a metal burnisher and tried it. It burnishes but it does scratch. Can you find a polished agate stone?
@@RuthTappinGilder that was so nice of you, Ruth, thank you! i made an effort and bought one from stone. ❤🩹
Hi Ruth. I just started following your channel and watching your videos to learn about gilding art.
Can you recommend a particular suppliers that sells those tools?
Great, thanks for watching. There are some links in the video description to some companies.
Yes of course! Silly me I didn’t expand the description. Many thanks for responding to my question. I’m gonna watch more of your videos before making a jump into gilding.
Thank you for the videos! Can you water gild on an oil painting on canvas? I am going to assume no, but wasn't sure. Thank you!
No, but you could oil gild. 😁
@@RuthTappinGilder got it, thank you!
Hi. Do you reveal how to tone the gilding ? Many thanks.
Vince
Not in the next video it's just the water gilding basics.
Hi Ruth, I'm very interested in starting to guild but at a loss as to where to start when buying the relevant tools, at reasonable prices, to get started. There are a few suppliers but, can you recommend a gilders kit for beginners with all the essentials needed to get started gilding on to wood (bare wood)? Or a list of all the basic items to get started?. Thank you ever so much. :)
Depends if you want to oil gild then just a brush, oil size and gold. If you want to water gild then you will need whats in this video. Links in the description as to were to buy. I wouldn't buy a kit as they often come with things you don't need.
@@RuthTappinGilder Thank you ever so much, Ruth. I hope to start with the water gilding as the majority of the items I'd be gilding will be indoor items. :)
Excellent video Ruth. Looking forward to seeing the next ones. Were you to be dissatisfied with some water gilding, would you re bole and gild again or do you have to remove the gold? Cheers Mike 👽
Thanks, next video will be water gilding for beginners, next Sunday.
Just remove the gold with 0000 wire wool and a small bit of meths. No need to remove the bole, you can add one extre cote of bole if you felt it needed it. R
Gosh, recently subscribed and loving your videos, do you run any courses? I am a furniture restorer and would love to have a go at gilding. Thanks for posting
Hi, thanks for the sub. Glad you are enjoying the videos. I'm thinking of doing some online courses first. Then maybe if I can work out how to do some at the workshop I will.
@@RuthTappinGilder Hi Ruth, great ! keep me posted, and thanks again for the top quality vids,
I am also interested!
Love your videos, I am learning so much. I have a question. Is it ok to shorten the hair on a squirrel gilders tip, and ifso how should it be done. ?
Hi, glad the videos are helping. I have my gilders tip length at half of a square of gold, around 45mm. You could go for a quarter the size of a square of gold around 20-25mm. But I wouldn't go any less than that. Very sharp scissors will cut the hair nicely.
AH
Do you have a recipe or video for the lacquer?
It's in the description of water gilding for beginners video.
What is the material on your pad?
It's goat skin.
hi, I made a versatile brush.
I use it for gilding, claying, painting. I am a gilder-restorer. but my brush is good for amateur and professional art painters as well.
This is a flat mixed squirrel hair brush. watercolour brush. My brush is a little longer, with more hair. There is nothing similar on the market. are you interested?
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