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City & Guilds Level 2 Certificate in Gilding
Both Water and Oil Gild an Item using Metal Leaf
Learning outcome
The learner will:
- be able to work safely and effectively using tools and equipment and materials
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
- 1.1 describe health and safety regulations related to oil gilding with metal leaf
- 1.2 describe tools, equipment and materials used for oil gilding with metal leaf
- 1.3 describe the care of tools and equipment used for oil gilding with metal leaf
- 1.4 use tools, equipment and materials safely when oil gilding with metal leaf
Range Regulations
Health and Safety at Work Act, PAT, COSHH
Tools
- Gilder’s Tip
- Gilder’s Knife
- Squirrel hair mop
- Brushes
- Agate burnisher
- Distressing tools – e.g. wire wool, micro mesh cloth
Equipment
- Gilder’s cushion
Materials
- Solvents
- Animal glues
- Sand paper
- Calcium sulphate – Gesso
- Calcium carbonate –whiting
- Paint
- Stain
- Texture Gel
- Texturing Mesh
- Oil Size
- Acrylic Size
- Metal Leaf
- Precious metal leaf – gold, silver alloy
- Non-precious metal leaf – copper, aluminium, Dutch metal (schlag).
- Varnish
- Coloured Wax
- Design materials e.g. colouring materials, pencils, paper
Care
Daily use and maintenance e.g. care, cleaning and storage, visual checks
Learning outcome
The learner will:
- 2. Understand the characteristics of materials required to oil gild with metal leaf
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
- 2.1 describe the characteristics of materials used to oil gild
- 2.2 describe a range of finishing techniques suitable for oil gilded items
- 2.3 describe storage requirements for a range of materials used for oil gilding
Range
- Characteristics
- Flexibility
- Malleability
- Strength
Materials
- glass, wood, plaster, stone, composite, paper, fabric, metal.
- Solvents
- Animal glues
- Calcium sulphate – Gesso
- Calcium carbonate – whiting
- Metal leaf – precious and non – precious
- Transfer leaf
- Clay (Bole)
- Size – oil, acrylic, drying times
Finishing techniques
- Toning
- Texturing
- Distressing
- Varnishing colouring, staining
Storage requirements
Long term storage of materials, storage during the working process, storage of the finished samples and oil gilded item
Learning outcome
The learner will:
- 3. be able to research contextual influences relating to oil gilding with metal leaf
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
- 3.1 research design ideas for a chosen theme
- Historical
- cultural
- contemporary
3.2 Present research in a logical form
Range/Guidance
Research
From primary and secondary sources, eg current trends, key craftsmen (national and international), libraries, websites, books, journals, exhibitions, museums
Theme
The theme could be a style, colour, size, structure
Logical format
Research presented in an organised manner to present to an individual eg folio, sketch book, electronic presentation
Learning outcome
The learner will:
- 4. be able to plan, prepare and sample materials for oil gilding with metal leaf
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
- 4.1 develop a range of own ideas for an item using oil gilding with metal leaf showing the use of:
- colour
- line
- texture
- shape
- form
- 4.2 select materials required for an item using oil gilding with metal leaf
- 4.3 experiment with techniques and processes for oil gilding an item with metal leaf
- 4.4 add texture to oil gilded surfaces
- 4.5 estimate the time and cost required to oil gild an item using metal leaf
Range/Guidance
Own ideas for an item using oil gilding with metal leaf Develop original ideas e.g. roughs, collages, developed design drawings that could influence a final working design, including dimensions
Experiment
Sample on a range of surfaces e.g. glass, wood, plaster, stone, composite, paper, fabric or metal.
Explore materials which can be combined to create design ideas for an oil gilded item using metal leaf
Techniques
- e.g. tone under surfaces to optimize the gilded effect
- sand and burnish surfaces
- apply oil or acrylic size to the surface
- apply metal leaf to the surface
- Varnish
- Age surfaces
Processes
- e.g. Prepare surfaces to receive oil gilding
- Seal porous surfaces
- Time the application of the size
- Tone with added colour
- Varnish any item for outdoor use or where gilded with silver leaf
- Add Texture
- Apply texture gel to the surface before sizing
- Texture with mesh
- Combine textured and flat areas within one surface
- Record experiments detailing strengths and areas for improvement
- Keep written and visual evidence of experimental techniques
Learning outcome
The learner will:
- 5. be able to oil gild an item using metal leaf
Assessment criteria
The learner can:
- 5.1 develop a statement of intent
- 5.2 create an oil gilded item using metal leaf
- 5.3 record the stages followed to make an oil gilded item using metal
- leaf
- 5.4 present an oil gilded item using metal leaf that follows from a statement of intent
- 5.5 produce a cost sheet
- 5.6 produce production timescales
- 5.7 evaluate a completed item of oil gilding using metal leaf
Range/Guidance
Statement of intent
Written description of the suggested work for the item which satisfies client requirements. This must include a working drawing of the item to be oil gilded
This must show the design influences e.g. colour, line, texture, shape and form from source material
Create
- Oil gild the item
- Record the steps followed during the working process including any modifications eg photographic, written
- resent
- Photograph and display the gilded item
- Cost sheet
- Material costs
- Production timescales – time taken to plan, prepare and complete an oil gilded item
Evaluate
Identify / record strengths and areas for improvement and any adjustment made to the design and process
