GILDING

Shortfilm - Length: 12 minutes 49 seconds
Original language of the film: Portuguese
Subtitles: English, Estonian, Hungarian, Lithuanian, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian

Gilding as a decorative element of stucco or of embossed elements in stucco. Simple gilding by painting with gold paint. Sometimes a more personalised finish can be given by using gold leaf on decorative elements made of stucco. This process shares the Portuguese tradition of gilded woodcarving, another decorative element, eminently religious in nature, which competes with stucco. Visualisation of a preparation of a piece for gilding, use of mordents, brushes, gold leaf and burnishing devices, tools and materials used in different types of gilding.

Learning objectives:

• It is intended that the student understands the various types of possible gilding.
• It is intended that the student understands the whole process of applying gold leaf in stucco elements.
• The student must know the times and care of application as well as the characteristics of gold and mordents.
• The student must know the materials necessary for the proper operation of the gilding.
• It is intended that the student can gild a decorative element in stucco.