Gold tooling on paper

As a beginner:
- Handle gold leaf
- Describe a process using the correct terminology
- Tool with gold leaf on paper
- As an Intermediate/advanced student:
- Achieve a high level of design and craftsmanship
- Be confident in the practice of tooling with gold leaf on paper
- Transform a design into an image tooled in gold leaf on paper.

- Hand finishing tools (only if you have any)
- Gold cushion (only if you have one)
- Gold knife (only if you have one)
- Japanese screw punch (only if you have one)
- A Ramer shower sponge, e.g. Boots the Chemist (To be used as a cooling pad)
- A saucer (on which to keep your sponge)
- Size 000 sable brush (make sure it's a good quality brush that holds its point)
- A small bulldog clip
- Staedtler eraser
- 2B pencil.
- A book of loose gold leaf, single thickness approximately 23.5 carat
(e.g. Stuart Stevenson, Website:
- 2 soft white woven cotton dish cloths

This is a practical course and will be taught by demonstration, both group and individual and by group discussion.
Teaching will be accompanied by hand-outs and a short bibliography on the subject.