Divolo Ammannitura gypsum and rabbit-skin glue gilding ground

Divolo Ammannitura creates a white gypsum ground for preparing a gilding project. The mixture of Bologna gypsum and rabbit-skin glue also prepares canvas and wooden panels for painting.

What is included?

You receive one jar in your chosen size: 300 or 700 ml. The gypsum and glue are already mixed; warm the dense ground before applying it. Brushes, sandpaper, metal leaf and other gilding materials are selected separately. This is the preparatory ground layer; choose the subsequent steps to suit your gilding technique.

Warm it and build thin coats

Warm the jar in a water bath, keeping the water below boiling, until the mixture brushes on easily. Apply it while lukewarm. Start with a thin coat, optionally diluted with water during warming. Build up further thin coats; five or six may be needed. Apply each coat lukewarm.

Dry before sanding

A coat dries in about 40 minutes at 20 °C in a dry room; drying time varies with thickness. Wait 24 hours after the last coat before sanding. Level the gypsum ground with 120 to 180 grit sandpaper, working carefully around carved details on a frame. Try the coat thickness and finish on a sample first.

Clean brushes and continue your project

Wash brushes immediately after use with warm water and soap. Choose materials for the next stage to suit your project. Explore gilding, mixed media and decoration.