Lettering & Gold Leaf: The Basics of Reverse Glass Gilding
The Gold Leaf: History and Origin
A course by Elena Albertoni , Lettering Artist and Gilder
About the video: The Gold Leaf: History and Origin
Overview
“Let's learn a little more about gold leaf. Did you know it was used 5000 years ago? I'll tell you a few more facts about what makes gold leaf so special.”
In this video lesson Elena Albertoni addresses the topic: The Gold Leaf: History and Origin, 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
“Gold leaf has an ancient history. I will try in this lesson to give you an overview. Even the Egyptians 5000 years ago were able to use the technology to gild wood and metal. Everyone knows the magnificently gilded tombs and sarcophagi from the period. what me very fascinating is that the technology hasn't changed all that much since then. Egyptian gold leaf was about the same thickness as our modern aluminum foil. Today the creators can hit 100 times thinner. That means 10,000 sheets is only about 1mm. That's very thin and that's what we're going to work with today. Gold leaf was also used...”
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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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