Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
The Materials
A course by Elena Albertoni , Lettering Artist and Gilder
About the video: The Materials
Overview
“First, we'll take a closer look at all the materials and tools you'll need, and I'll go into the alternatives that exist based on your personal preferences.”
In this video lesson Elena Albertoni addresses the topic: The Materials, which is part of the Domestika online course: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding. Learn the basics of reverse glass gilding and create unique and shiny decorative lettering by hand.
Partial transcription of the video
“The materials First I want to explain you a little bit about the procedure. What actually is gilding? First you might think of the refinement of monuments or z. B. picture frames. Application to glass is very specific to the craft of sign painting, for labeling signs, commercial signs and shop windows. Unlike the other methods you will not directly decorate the surface here, but the back. The motif is painted in reverse. Hence the name reverse glass gilding. There are two options: matte gold plating or bright gold plating. Today in this course we will learn bright gilding. This possibility ...”
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Course summary for: Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
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Category
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Areas
Calligraphy, Hand Lettering, Lettering
Elena Albertoni
A course by Elena Albertoni
Elena Albertoni was born in Italy and has lived in Berlin since 2004, where she works as a typeface artist, gilder, and sign painter. After studying graphic design and typography in France, she moved to Berlin and started working as a typeface designer. She has developed various styles typefaces and fonts, and has worked for Lucas De Groot for years, mainly producing his internationally known typefaces.In parallel, in 2005 he founded his own foundry, Anatoletype, to publish typefaces that emerged from his own initiative.
In 2013, to rediscover calligraphy and lettering and further develop her skills, she started organizing a series of events and workshops with foreign specialists (MAKE! Skilled Hands). In 2015, he founded his own studio, La Letteria, where he dedicates himself to all kinds of lettering and creates different and original solutions, each one adapted to the needs of his clients. In 2017, it won first prize for the most beautiful shop in Vienna at Sign Week Vienna.
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