DVD Professional Tuition On
  Porcelain Restoration
By
Roger Hawkins

4 DVD's that R E A L L Y show an absolute beginner
 how to restore their damaged pieces of porcelain
using the same techniques as professionals.

Roger Hawkins, who has over 25 years experience of Porcelain Restoration and has taught many people from all over the world, has now produced a set of DVD's covering his full 3 week course on Pottery and Porcelain Restoration.

There are demonstrations throughout the DVD's by Roger, in very easy step-by-step procedures, showing how to restore all types of ceramics.

This set of DVD's will help enthusiasts acquire the skills that turn fleeting interests into life long hobbies or careers.

 

Antiques Dealers and Collectors these DVD's are an absolute must.
You will now be able to restore your own pieces and save money.

Roger Hawkins is an Accredited member of the Institute of Conservation and regularly attends their seminars, he is in constant contact with other Professional Restorers. As an experienced tutor of restoration it has always been incumbent upon him to keep up to date with all technological advances.

Over the past year there have been some crucial developments in materials used by the conservation industry. It is important to point out that for Health & Safety reasons these DVD's include the latest acrylic products and adhesives. Some of the old solvent based glazes that have to be baked are toxic and discolour and artists oil paints are now hopelessly old fashioned, which is why these type of materials are not mentioned on these DVD's.

ITEMS ON THE DVDs:-  

  • Health and Safety

  • Introductory talks covering different aspects of restoration and conservation

  • Types of ceramics you will encounter

  • Cleaning, care of ceramics and stain removal

  • Dismantling old or badly repaired pieces

  • Cleaning and preparation for gluing together

  • Detailed demonstrations of gluing techniques

  • How and when to use different types of glues and filler

  • Demonstrations on how to correctly rub down and shape the fillers in preparation for painting

  • Making missing limbs, hands and handles

  • Making moulds and impressions.

  • Modelling complicated missing parts; teapot spouts, flowers and wings

  • Learning about the latest materials used in making conservation repairs, for instance filling a chip on porcelain invisibly without any over-painting

  • Demonstration on colour-matching and airbrushing

  • Painting and glazing techniques for transfer printed ware, including blue and white, majolica, bisque, lustre, are demonstrated

  • Real gold leaf and gilding techniques are also shown

  •  A complete list of materials to be used and suppliers names and addresses in the UK and America

Roger Hawkins

Unit 4 The Old Dairy
Winkburn
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG22 8PQ
UK  

Tel: 01636 636666 
Email: salandroger@talktalk.net