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Gilding and painting a Byzantine icon (S5D31997)
27 October 2024 to 1 November 2024. This course is an introduction to painting and gilding a traditional Byzantine icon. Learn how to water gild backgrounds and halos with real gold leaf over a red clay base. Make and use egg tempera paint, using gen...
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Persian and Indian miniature painting with gilding (S3D31615)
5 to 8 May 2024. Learn ancient techniques of classical Persian and Indian miniature painting. Prepare paper, apply colours and gold, render forms and outlines to create jewel-like surfaces inspired by great Safavid and Mughal royal manuscripts of the...
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Calligraphy – create an illuminated letter (S1D32283)
18 November 2024. Learn the processes involved in gilding and painting an illuminated letter. Develop the skills needed to produce your own illumination. Tutors: Cathy Stables
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Oil gild and decorate a frame and mirror glass (S1D30070)
29 June 2024. Celebrate this ancient craft by learning about oil gilding, as you learn to gild on glass using the verre églomisé technique, surrounded by an oil gilded frame, using various colours of precious metal leaf. Tutors: Richard Walker
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Objects For Teaching & Learning
Objects for students in the School of Conservation The College Conservation Studies programmes cover books, ceramics, clocks, furniture, glass, plaster and metals. Our students rely on access to a selective range of objects to...
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Conservation Case Studies | West Dean
Students share their experiences, talk about the projects they have worked on and what it is like to study at West Dean College. Read more in the student case studies. Among the objects conserved at West Dean College are: Jane Austen manuscript Pa...
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Press Release: Prepare for a handmade, creative Christmas 2016
Start preparing for a handcrafted Christmas on a creative short course at West Dean College. Use willow, forged materials or glass gilding to make beautiful handmade gifts for family and friends. Learn calligraphy, printing or silk painting to produc...
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Press Release: Sneak preview, Short Courses to brighten winter days
The latest brochure features hundreds of creative Short Courses at West Dean College to help banish grey winter days. Make time for creativity even when the weather outside is cold or wet. Draw or paint in the crisp winter air, get your hands messy i...