DVD Content

• Health & 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 techniques
• How  and when to use different types of glues and fillers
• 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
• Tricks of the trade section