Is the bole in the container just watered down molding clay🤔?
@RuthTappinGilder6 сағат бұрын
@@authentic4225 the clay used for bole is refined fine clay the particles are very small.
@johnmagafas334815 сағат бұрын
If you take the leaves from an empty booklet of gold leaf and rub them onto your cushion, the gold will not stick
@RuthTappinGilder6 сағат бұрын
@@johnmagafas3348 yes the rouge power on the pages can be rubbed onto the cushion
@JosephCamenzuliКүн бұрын
I can't stop watching.
@Marcblur2 күн бұрын
Thank you for your videos. I've recently had restore a religious statue and your information has been really valuable. I wish I had known the difference between loose and transfer leaf when I started, but I'm making do with transfer. I also made a gilder's palette from an old bagpipe bag suede and it works nicely.
@RuthTappinGilder2 күн бұрын
@@Marcblur you're welcome 😊 glad the videos help.
@simonnoble62432 күн бұрын
Subscribed and found a treasure trove of videos! My mother learnt to gild off a master like you but I didnt sit and learn from her. Now trying learn but my teacher is more for furniture - my first frame was is not for close inspection! - so your lessons are a godsend. Excited to try your compo as making gesso/stucco pieces is slow and a bit hit and miss and epoxy is a poor surface for gesso and bole. Also looking forward to cleaning with Vulpex. I am working on a frame with a free standing bow on top with the ends flowing to the sides. Do you have suggestions for buying a mold or a ready made piece? Again many thanks
@RuthTappinGilder2 күн бұрын
@@simonnoble6243 ribbon is fairly straightforward to model. Or take a mould of a bit of it and cast pieces in compo. You can buy compo decoration from www.georgejackson.com/compositions/ Hope that helps. R
@simonnoble6243Күн бұрын
@@RuthTappinGilder thank you
@simonnoble62433 күн бұрын
I use the silicon that dentists use for moulding large fillings. It is cheaper than your silicon putty. Two versions so far: one is rolling two equal amounts together but it sets very fast and less flexible than yours. The other is a putty plus a smaller amount of paste which allows you to extend the moulding time and have something more flexible but i done know if it is as flexible as yours. Love your videos. thank you for sharing so much of the techniques and your own secrets
@RuthTappinGilder3 күн бұрын
@@simonnoble6243 you have to be careful with some dental silicone they can shrink. So if you want to keep the mould it's not great. I had a lovely silicone putty by Tiranti, but they stopped making it. Its was as you described you could mix more or less from the tube to make it go longer or shorter
@sooth155 күн бұрын
Question: on projects like these, do you use a protective clear coating or is the final finish just the gold leaf surface?
@RuthTappinGilder5 күн бұрын
@@sooth15 I never seal the gilding. It's nearly pure gold so it won't tarnish. Sealing makes it look cheap somehow.
@sooth155 күн бұрын
These mirrors are absolutely gorgeous.
@camatheson55965 күн бұрын
I needed to copy some decorative plaster work which was removed when our house was "converted" in the 1920s - your videos were a great help, so many thanks.
@RuthTappinGilder5 күн бұрын
@@camatheson5596 glad it was helpful for you. 😊
@camatheson55965 күн бұрын
@@RuthTappinGilder Very helpful - I've enjoyed watching you on the Restorers many times, and it was an extra pleasure to come across the videos.
@ElleFurniture9 күн бұрын
I so much understand you❤ you said so well: not easy to film when you’re not happy ❤
@RuthTappinGilder9 күн бұрын
@@ElleFurniture you have a lovely channel, I'm looking forward to watching your videos 😁
@authentic422510 күн бұрын
Wonder how much working time lol
@RuthTappinGilder10 күн бұрын
@@authentic4225 depends on how warm your room is. If it's cold it will need to be warmed up more often.
@authentic422510 күн бұрын
@@RuthTappinGilder I see that glue pot and warmer set do exist. Started getting more into this stuff after watch your videos. How long till the glue starts to set after it is applied I am asking?
@RuthTappinGilder10 күн бұрын
@@authentic4225 anywhere from 20 minuets to an hour, depending on room temperature
@spirosavras159510 күн бұрын
Congratulations,you are very good teacher. Thank you.
@RuthTappinGilder10 күн бұрын
@@spirosavras1595 thank you 😊
@JoLewis-s6m11 күн бұрын
Thankyou. Finally a video showing step by step frame restoration ! I’ve been making it up as I go along but funnily enough my many attempts at self teaching led me to using the same silicone putty and the milliput as you recommended after much trial and error. Thanks for filling in the blanks! No more bubbly plaster of Paris 😫
@valerarte349211 күн бұрын
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@TheArtfulBark12 күн бұрын
Single-handedly the most useful video on gilding for me thus far. I was failing miserably, trying to save money using imitation gold. Turns out i was doing nothing wrong. Imitation will never behave like real gold. Buying 6K made all the difference. Thank you.
@RuthTappinGilder12 күн бұрын
@@TheArtfulBark glad this video helped. 😊
@annasmyk539215 күн бұрын
I was told to put a protection layer made of a shellack before putting bole. I see you don't do that. Is it not necessary? Btw. great videos. Let me know please, when your courses will start. I hope there will be online posiibility.
@RuthTappinGilder15 күн бұрын
@@annasmyk5392 You would put shellac on top of bole for oil gilding to seal the bole. But you wouldn't put it under bole as it needs to penatrate the gesso below.
@merlijnmol968116 күн бұрын
Dear Ruth, really enjoy your video's. I have several old(er) frames of which it is unclear if gold paint has been used or that they are gilded. Can you advise me on a method how to figure it out? Thanks in advance.
@RuthTappinGilder15 күн бұрын
@@merlijnmol9681 I will do a video on this at some point. Gold paint oxidizes turns brown over time and looks flat, all the same over the frame.
@englishrose438816 күн бұрын
This is the best video I've found on gilding. Thank you for your generosity in sharing your expertise. I'd love to see how to gild complicated shapes like antique Chippendale style drawer pulls.
@RuthTappinGilder16 күн бұрын
@@englishrose4388 thanks 😊 You would oil gild the drawer pulls. Like I did in the weathervane video or the gilded key video kzbin.info/www/bejne/lZ-tqIh8rNuEipo
@qwertyx33317 күн бұрын
Ruth, your videos always make my day and I've had an excellent time learning from you and restoring my own bits and pieces at home. I'm very excited for the aging video on your course. When do you think we may be able to buy it? - I know you have a lot on, so I hope you get some well-deserved down-time too. Thank you for being a beacon of such a treasured art.
@RuthTappinGilder17 күн бұрын
@@qwertyx333 thank you 😊. I'm just doing the last bit of filming for the water gilding course. It should be ready in a few weeks. 🤞 for the beginning of September.
@qwertyx33313 күн бұрын
@@RuthTappinGilder Very exciting, thank you for all your amazing effort!
@JackPaulssen22 күн бұрын
Exactly the demonstration I was looking for as I’m exploring gilding plaster cast from clay models. Thanks again for your efforts!
@RuthTappinGilder22 күн бұрын
@@JackPaulssen thank you 😊 Glad the video was of some help. R
@Blender-h2l23 күн бұрын
So interesting how gilding works definitely something that I'm going to try in the future. Keep this video saved to help me then :)
@vfxforge23 күн бұрын
Hi Ruth, could you do a video on buying second frames? What to look out for? etc? I've recently been looking at restoring frames for my own paintings and they can be hit and miss, and prices vary widely. thank you
@vfxforge23 күн бұрын
EG: clearly this frame you are working on is worth the time and effort to make a full restoration, but what makes it so valuable compared to another one, which might just go in the skip?
@RuthTappinGilder23 күн бұрын
@@vfxforge thanks for the idea. I'll have a think about it.
@vfxforge23 күн бұрын
@@RuthTappinGilder most welcome! thanks as always for sharing your craft with us.
@AndreasAndersson-ve4jx23 күн бұрын
If you buy art from the 1800:s & it has a water guilded frame, it is always good art & expensive. (Sweden.) You can start by looking at the frame, then by all means, also check out the painting.... That kind of art has always been over my budget, but i did come across one such painting, in the Antique shop down at the corner where i lived, which i purchased... It was a small sturm & drang landscape, in the classic 7-layer technique, i.e. thin layers and that glorious sky rendering... probably older than 1850... A typical water-guilded-frame painting... Not that water guilding was especially expensive, but the people moving in from the countryside, they were perfectly happy with the classical, cottage/road/forest (optional lake & moose), in a gold painted frame.
@rohannasalom23 күн бұрын
Thanks for your work. Best of all I have seen and clearly you are a professional that knows proper way to gilding. I wonder if you can tell me where do you put chase your true gold leaves and the sizing. Also I wonder if you give online classes or in person. Much appreciated knowledge you have. Thank you. Rohanna Salom
@RuthTappinGilder23 күн бұрын
@@rohannasalom I buy from Gold leaf supplies. I'm currently making some online gilding courses. I'll link them in the description when they are ready.
@hervebuteau16923 күн бұрын
Thank-you for this great video, it's a real pleasure to see you work 👌
@paulmaryon908824 күн бұрын
Such excellent work, thank you for taking the time to share your skills and knowledge.
@TheFrenchClooney24 күн бұрын
C'est magnificent! Gracias love!
@vfxforge25 күн бұрын
superb!
@youutubestinks458025 күн бұрын
wow sucha patience
@Ane_Rikke25 күн бұрын
Interesting to see all the competent work that goes into such a restoration. Love it! (also laughing about the fact that my eyes are so near sighted that where you put you glasses on to do the detail work, I would be taking mine of to do the same (as I do when embroidering tiny stitches😅)
@pendolinoable25 күн бұрын
Amazing talent Ruth.
@johnbarnette391625 күн бұрын
that's awesome, keep the videos comin
@MarcelTheDrunkard25 күн бұрын
Thank you very much Ruth for freely sharing so much of your knowledge on framing and gilding. Through watching your detailed videos over the past few years, you've helped me build my own gilded frames from scratch for my paintings. Before I had discovered your channel, building anything more ornate than a very basic float frame seemed completely out of reach. I've substituted some of the materials used for convenience sake (such as using paper clay instead of compo for the ornamentation), but the underlying process of creating a frame remains exactly the same as you've demonstrated. Thank you once again.
@kathyburnette126625 күн бұрын
Stunning restoration… love watching these videos ❤
@johnmorgan549525 күн бұрын
Wonderful expertise Ruth you make it look so easy.
@derekstevenson888525 күн бұрын
Hi Ruth, only just discovered you on KZbin so I’ve a lot of catching up to do, loved watching you on the tv show the restorers but now I can watch you here doing what you do best a expert with a passion for what you do an artist I could watch you all day
@RuthTappinGilder25 күн бұрын
@@derekstevenson8885 thanks 😊
@RichardMarindesign25 күн бұрын
The results are stunning! It must be so satisfying to save pieces of history.
@RuthTappinGilder25 күн бұрын
@@RichardMarindesign thanks 😊 yes its so satisfying
@donnapolizzia855325 күн бұрын
brilliant restoration
@RuthTappinGilder25 күн бұрын
@@donnapolizzia8553 thank you 😊
@mariawilson259525 күн бұрын
Ruth ! Im sitting here in Bulgaria with a fierce heat outside 37c,,,,,,,,,,,, glued to your amazing videos,,,,,,,,,,,,, your such an inspiration ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, many many thanks gal xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
@RuthTappinGilder25 күн бұрын
@@mariawilson2595 you're welcome 😊
@JackPaulssen25 күн бұрын
It must be very satisfying to bring the frame back to life. I look forward to the gilding course!
@ffotograffydd26 күн бұрын
I’m really enjoying watching these videos. Thank you for sharing your process. Could I ask what you use to make the moulds, I need to cast some decorative trim on a furniture piece and there are so many products out that that I’m finding it confusing. The two part product you use in this video looks ideal.
@RuthTappinGilder25 күн бұрын
@@ffotograffydd I use silicone putty from Polycraft.
@jtreg26 күн бұрын
Really great quality result and presentation. You are a natural in front of the camera. Thank goodness you don't add gimmicks. Lovely job, Ruth!
@RuthTappinGilder26 күн бұрын
@@jtreg thanks 😊
@nightlurker26 күн бұрын
Truly a silk purse out of a sows ear! What a wonderful looking frame when you have finished.
@RuthTappinGilder26 күн бұрын
@@nightlurker thanks 😊
@JGmedia1826 күн бұрын
I’ve almost dipped my brush several times into my coffee instead of the gilding water !😂
@RuthTappinGilder26 күн бұрын
@@JGmedia18 thats when you know you are a proper gilder 😁 and the still drink the coffee. 😬
@JGmedia1826 күн бұрын
A great job there Ruth and if only it was that quick watching the speeded up section!Im most interested in your particular way of toning or aging and distressing the gold so it looks as though I will have to pay!
@ianswindell26 күн бұрын
Beautifully done. I hope you keep uploading videos, as I think you will do very well seeing as you are well known from TV. Unlike the rest of us banging are heads against a wall trying to get a foot in the door. Can't wait for the next video.
@RuthTappinGilder26 күн бұрын
@@ianswindell thanks Ian. It is hard to do KZbin and work. Something has to give, but I do hope to keep it up. 😁 You now have one more sub.
@micelab26 күн бұрын
Thanks again for a great demo. Your videos are so informative, a wealth of knowledge to us dabbling in this hobby. If I may ask, how is the gesso putty made? Thank you again...keep well.
@RuthTappinGilder26 күн бұрын
@@micelab thanks 😊 gesso putty is just thick gesso. I will be showing it as part of an advanced gesso course I'm developing.
@RB-wl7ct26 күн бұрын
Superb. Thank you Ruth.
@reference259226 күн бұрын
Wow. I feel weird saying this about a frame, but it’s gorgeous 😻
@CassiaConvolution26 күн бұрын
Ruth rules!
@CassiaConvolution26 күн бұрын
The coffee cup says gold in the coffee and yep there's gold in the coffee.