Art Restoration – 2 courses bundle – painting on canvas + polychrome wood sculpture

The Art Restoration course package includes:

• the online course in Conservation and Restoration of Gilded and Polychrome Wood Sculpture.
• the online course in Conservation and Restoration of Painting on Canvas.

Art Restoration and Conservation courses

In these online conservation and art restoration courses you will learn about intervention methods and procedures, exemplified with case studies and good practices for preserving artworks.

An active method is used, illustrated with images and video tutorials of the various stages of intervention.

 

Who shoulde take this art restoration courses

Anyone who keeps artworks of sculpture or painting (museums, churches, antique shops, private individuals, etc).

Those working in conservation and restoration who want to systematize their knowledge and exchange ideas in this area.

To anyone interested in art restoration field.

SAVE 30% WITH THIS COURSE BUNDLE

Language: English

Also available in Português 

The price of each conservation and art restoration course includes unlimited 24-hour access to:

• Lessons for each topic in the program.
• Downloadable documents and manuals.
• Tutorial and explanatory videos.
• Charts and tables.
• Evaluation (1 final quiz per course).
• Certificate (1 certificate per course).

Objectives

This package of two art restoration courses was created with the aim of providing participants with conservation and restoration methods and techniques applicable to two types of artwork which, although using different materials, often appear together.

Who should take these 2 online courses: Art Restoration

They are particularly suitable for:

Historians, art historians and students and teachers in these areas.

Conservators, restorers and students in the field.

Curators, artists, museologists, gallery owners.

Teachers, cultural agents, etc.

There are no entry requirements.

Certificate

 

 

How it works

Conservation and Restoration Techniques – Polychrome Wood Sculpture

1 – Conservation – Concepts and ethical principles

1.1 – Concept of conservation

• Preventive conservation
  
• Remedial conservation
• Restoration

1.2 – Process of intervention

• Analysis and survey of the state of conservation
• Formulation of the conservation and restoration intervention project
• Registration

1.3 – Key intervention principles

2 – Preventive Conservation

• Goals and benefits
• Good practice guide for the preservation of works of art

3- Support and Decoration

3.1 – Wood as a support

• Characteristics of wood
• Cutting and assembly
• Carving

3.2 – Polychromy and decoration

• Preparation
• Decorative techniques

4 – Conservation and restoration techniques

4.1 – Criteria and principles of intervention

4.2 – Previous procedures

• Characterization
  
• Analysis and diagnosis

4.3 – Intervention methodology

• Support treatment
• Treatment of surface layers
• Pre-fixing and fixing
• Consolidation
• Cleaning
• Filling gaps
• Chromatic reintegration

5 – Case studies

Restoration and conservation of paintings

PART 1 – CONCEPTS AND PRINCIPLES OF CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION

LESSON 1 – Concepts and principles of restoration and conservation of paintings

LESSON 2 – PREVENTIVE CONSERVATION

PART 2 – BEFORE THE INTERVENTION WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND

LESSON 3 – UNDERSTANDING AND CHARACTERIZING A PAINTING

LESSON 4 – STRUCTURE OF A PAINTING – SUPPORT

LESSON 5 – STRUCTURE OF A PAINTING

PART 3 – DEGRADATION FACTORS AND PATHOLOGIES

LESSON 6 – FACTORS OF DEGRADATION

LESSON 7 – MOST FREQUENT PATHOLOGIES

LESSON 7.1. OBSERVATION OF PATHOLOGIES

PART 4 – METHODOLOGY OF INTERVENTION IN RESTORATION AND CONSERVATION OF PAINTINGS

LESSON 8 – CONSERVATION AND RESTORATION – METHODOLOGY OF INTERVENTION

LESSON 9 – PRE-FIXING, UNFRAME AND CONSOLIDATION

LESSON 10 – FACING

LESSON 11 – TREATMENT OF THE BACK

LESSON 12- REMOVAL OF FACING AND CLEANING

LESSON 12.1. – ALTERNATIVE CLEANING PRODUCTS

LESSON 13 – GAP FILLING AND REINTEGRATION

LESSON 14 – PROTECTION AND RE-STRETCHING

CASE STUDIES AND SUPPORTING MATERIAL

Each case on conservation of paintigs is different and needs to be carefully analyzed in order to take the most appropriate conservative options.

In this section you can look at different case studies and understand the associated issues.

There is also documentation for further study of the topics covered in the course.