Water gilding of a wooden mascaron

Follow the traditional method of water gilding a woodcarved object. Its a technique that has changed a little over hundreds of years and a method still in use today. From the first layers of gesso until the final burnishing strokes with the agate stone tool, the gilding is being performed step by step. To see the carving of this mascaron, to see how it is being carved ot of a piece of wood until it reaches its finished features - If you want to see more you are