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Water Gilding 4
STEP TEN:
 At this point you should have a frame with one layer of gold over it, with a few small holes and cracks in the surface gold. The next step is to ‘fault’ these misses and holes. This is done by using a much smaller brush and much smaller pieces of gold to cover these areas. An artists brush is ideal. I start of with large misses (dividing the leaf into 16 squares) and then gradually decrease the sizes. The corners will no doubt need special attention as may the edges. Do not be disheartened if you have a lot of holes, as practice inevitably will make perfect. Once this process has been completed, leave to dry again and skew the surface just as before.
STEP ELEVEN:
 Once you are satisfied, it is time to re-gild the entire surface again! This is of course optional, but I think absolutely necessary. It will ensure a nice even colour on the finished surface. Try not to let any gilding water on any surface not to receive gold, as this will stain the surface. Again, leave to dry and skewer. Depending on how well it is going, if needed, you can repeat faulting and gilding again. I know when I first started, I did. About twenty times! It isn’t easy at first! But persevere, you WILL get it eventually. Leave to dry and skew. There may be light staining on the surface of the gold. You can gently remove this by breathing on the stain and using your skewing mop to polish the stain off. At this point, you may burnish the gold to bring it to a high shine. This lesson will be up in a few weeks. I hope this helped. Any questions, Email me!
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