Download or read book The Jewelry Maker s Design Book written by Deryn Mentock and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 148 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With The Jewelry Maker's Design Book: An Alchemy of Objects you will learn techniques for making several beautiful projects and discover how to plan and conceive your designs using one-of-a-kind objects in mixed media jewelry pieces.

Download or read book The Jeweler s Bench Book written by Charles Lewton-Brain and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Charles Lewton-Brain is recognized throughout the jewelry industry as a stellar metalsmith, educator, and author, as well as one of the guiding spirits behind the famed Ganoksin Project and the Orchid e-mail forum. Now, in The Jeweler's Bench Book, he will show you how to best purchase and set up a bench operation, offering insights into everything from the basics of bench design to ingenious storage solutions for tools and supplies. Featuring dozens of full-color images as well as "tours" of working benches that have been arranged and modified for maximum efficiency, The Jeweler's Bench Book will inspire you to take a look at your bench anew.

Download or read book The Complete Photo Guide to Making Metal Jewelry written by John Sartin and published by Creative Publishing International. This book was released on 2013-04 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Comprehensive reference for all techniques used for making gold, silver, bronze, and copper jewelry"-- Provided by publisher.

Download or read book The Art of Jewelry Making written by Alan Revere and published by Sterling Publishing Company Incorporated. This book was released on 2001 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Describes articles of jewelry by contemporary designers, with step-by-step information on how they were constructed, and offers instructions and advice on design, techniques, specialized tools, and related matters.

Download or read book Metal Style written by Karen Dougherty and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-01-25 with total page 576 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover the possibilities of cold joins! The hottest trend is cold. Cold-connection techniques are pushing the envelope of what is possible in metal without the use of a torch or kiln. All the necessary tools and materials--a common drill, hammer, sandpaper, wire, metal sheet--are all readily available and affordable for almost any budget. Learn how to use rivets, screws, and other materials to combine elements without having to deal with heat. Master jewelry designers Robert Dancik, Connie Fox, Susan Lenart Kazmer, Tracey Stanley, and others offer signature pieces, constructed using cold-joins. Accompanying each project are expert tips and tricks for additional ideas and customization. Metal Style is full of inspiration and techniques for jewelry makers looking to ignite a creative spark in their metal jewelry without lighting a flame.

Download or read book Art at the Speed of Life written by Pam Carriker and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-06-15 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Need high-energy inspiration when your life gets crazy and your art keeps getting pushed to the back burner? Offering terrific mixed-media art projects, as well as tips for getting organized and inspired, Art at the Speed of Life is a treasure chest of ideas for the artist whose creative goals sometimes get stymied by the frantic pace of modern life. Author and mixed-media artist Pam Carriker proves that art and life can coexist peacefully, productively, and happily. Making things every day can be a joyful reality instead of just wishful thinking. Each chapter in Art at the Speed of Life includes both essays and project ideas from a variety of contributors, including Suzi Blu, Lisa Bebi, Christy Hydeck, Paulette Insall, Cate Calacous Prato. The projects are inspiring, yet easy to complete on a tight schedule, and include techniques such as assemblage, image transfer, and collage. A bonus seven-day journal project helps you track your work as you go. With a unique combination of time management tips and advice, inspiring essays, and projects designed to fit into busy schedules, Art at the Speed of Life will help you live your dream of making art every day.

Download or read book How to Create Your Own Jewelry Line written by Emilie Shapiro and published by Union Square + ORM. This book was released on 2018-04-13 with total page 313 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful jewelry designer offers a practical guide to starting your business, selling your creations, and building your brand. To develop a successful jewelry line, designers have to be more than just creative artists—they have to understand the ins and outs of running a crafts business. Emilie Shapiro’s detailed guide explores the many facets of creating a quality handmade collection that people will buy, including: where to sell your work how to do small-scale production how to carry out market research and publicity how to price and present your pieces for greatest effect, and much more Includes photos

Download or read book Chain Mail Wire Reimagined written by Karen Rakoski and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2014-12-09 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chain Mail & Wire Reimagined unites chain mail and wire techniques to create jewelry with an entirely new look! Jewelry makers will first learn how to shape wire motifs into diamonds, ovals, twists, and more. These wire shapes will then act as decorative links, connecting traditional chain mail weaves. The resulting jewelry is both glamorous and wearable for all occasions. The over 25 elegant projects include necklaces, pendants, and bracelets. The instructions are broken down step-by-step with process photos and illustrations, using common tools, wire, and jump rings. Anyone who enjoys wirework or chain mail will be able to pick up this book and make the projects with success.

Download or read book Looking at Jewelry written by Susanne Gänsicke and published by Getty Publications. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 134 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What is a cabochon? What are the various types of gilding? What is vermeil? This accessible book—the first of its kind—offers concise explanations of key jewelry terms. The fascination with personal adornment is universal. It is a preoccupation that is primal, instinctive, and uniquely human. Jewelry encompasses a seemingly endless number of ornaments produced across time and in all cultures. The range of materials and techniques used in its construction is extraordinary, even revolutionary, with new substances and methods of fabrication added with every generation. In any given society, master artisans have devoted their time, energy, and talent to the fine art of jewelry making, creating some of the most spectacular objects known to humankind. This volume, geared toward jewelry makers, scholars, scientists, students, and fashionistas alike, begins with a lively introduction that offers a cultural history of jewelry and its production. The main text provides information on the most common, iconic, and culturally significant forms of jewelry and also covers materials, techniques, and manufacturing processes. Containing more than eighty color illustrations, this guide will be invaluable to all those wishing to increase their understanding and enjoyment of the art of jewelry.

Download or read book Handcrafted Wire Findings written by Denise Peck and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-02-01 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add personal style at minimal cost with custom-made findings! Why spend hundreds of dollars stocking up on expensive manufactured clasps, jump rings, ear wires, bails, and more when you can make exactly what you need for a fraction of the cost? Making custom findings enables jewelry makers to affordably create just the right component to complement their own jewelry designs. Handcrafted Wire Findings looks at your wire stash and focuses on how to create custom, professional-quality findings. With fundamental skills for beginners that progress to more sophisticated designs, this book covers techniques such as basic wirework, texturizing, silver fusing, adding patina, and traditional finishes. Included are over 30 projects for making custom wire findings, each accompanied by step-by-step photographs and directions to ensure success.

Download or read book The Beader s Guide to Jewelry Design written by Margie Deeb and published by Lark Crafts. This book was released on 2014 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once beaders have mastered the basics, they're eager to take the next step: creating their own original pieces. This is their must-have resource for understanding the fundamental principles of visual design, from scale, proportion, and rhythm to texture, movement, drape, and color. Exercises, reader challenges, and lavish photos enhance understanding and design success.

Download or read book Silver Jewellery Making written by Machi de Waard and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "...one of the most comprehensive beginner’s guides to jewelry silversmithing available." BOOKLIST 2/1/21 Silver Jewellery Making is a practical beginners' guide to making silver jewelry, with step-by-step projects guiding the reader through seven projects. The projects are designed to help the reader gain skills and techniques and eventually progress to making their own designs. The seven tried-and-tested projects have been developed by Janet over forty years of teaching and have been honed to develop readers' skills in a practical, doable order. The emphasis is on teaching good practice and acquiring the basic techniques and skills to give the reader a solid basis for developing their jewelry-making capabilities. Tools will be introduced for each individual project, and their uses and correct handling explained. Troubleshooting tips explain how to overcome common problems that may arise. At the conclusion of each project, there will be examples of how the skills gained can be used to make other items. The book is for those who wish to start jewelry making either on their own or as a supplement to beginners' classes.

Download or read book The Painted Art Journal written by Jeanne Oliver and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2018-07-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a mixed-media journey to the very heart of your creativity! The Painted Art Journal opens doors to your most personal and authentic art yet. Tell your story as only you can, through a series of guided projects that culminate in a beautiful, autobiographical art journal worthy of passing along to future generations. Along the way, you will hone your own unique style of artful storytelling, filled with the images, colors and symbols that resonate most powerfully with you. Twenty-four inventive, step-by-step prompts help you to: • Set the scene for making art--from establishing rituals that unlock creativity to curating a personal storyboard. • Draw inspiration from photos, typography, sketches, childhood memories, quotes and more. • Shape your story with timelines, gathered-word poetry and simple approaches to portraits. • Express yourself through an exciting range of mixed-media techniques, using everything from pen and ink, markers and watercolor to image transfers, printmaking with linocuts, acrylic and collage. A book unlike any other, The Painted Art Journal is all about digging deeper, honoring your life, and coming away with a truer understanding of yourself and your art. "Each of our stories is so different, lovely and broken in its own way." --Jeanne Oliver

Download or read book Designing Bead and Wire Jewelry written by Renata Graham and published by St. Martin's Griffin. This book was released on 2011-09-27 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Every beader knows the seductive pleasures of the bead shop. And once you've got your purchases home: what then? -How do you put it all together to create a beautiful piece? -What shapes fit?-Will crystal work well with wood?-Malachite with metallic? -Can you set luster against luster, or will luster against matte work better?-How many spacers between state beads?-Should your design be symmetrical?-And what about the rhythm of the piece?-Will it sit still or shift and sway?-Do you want glam or boho?-Drama or harmony?-Big clasp or small clasp? Designing Bead and Wire Jewelry answers all of these questions, and many others that bead jewelry designers are likely to encounter. It is the must-have guide to the key design principles for beautiful beaded jewelry. And what's more, the book lets you test all this out with 20 wonderful patterns and projects.

Download or read book Real Life Journals written by Gwen Diehn and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes booklet entitled: Choose your own bookbinding adventure.

Download or read book Fiber Bead Jewelry written by Helen Banes and published by Chapelle. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An exciting collection of beautiful, off-loom woven necklaces. The photographs alone are worth the price...a source of instruction and inspiration... easy to read and wonderful for the beginner." --"Shuttle, Spindle & Dyepot." "Very original...Banes draws on her lifelong interest in found objects and ethnic ornaments...[there are] photos of many of her...necklaces, with diagrammed patterns... unique approach to jewelry design."--"Library Journa"l. "The results are spectacular... the necklaces become true works of art, not just macrame look-alikes."--"Booklist."

Download or read book Making Art With Generative AI Tools written by Hai-Jew, Shalin and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2024-04-01 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the dynamic realm of generative artificial Intelligence (AI), the fusion of human creativity and machine intelligence has created a vibrant ecosystem of collaborative artmaking. However, this transformative process brings forth a myriad of concerns, ranging from ethical considerations and the need for originality to navigating the legal complexities surrounding intellectual property. As more and more online communities appear around the use of AI to aid in the creation of images, there arises a pressing need for a comprehensive guide that not only dissects the intricacies of artmaking with generative AI tools but also offers practical solutions to the evolving dilemmas faced by artists, researchers, and technologists. Making Art With Generative AI Tools emerges as an exploration of the challenges posed by this intersection of human expression and artificial intelligence. Artists engaging with generative AI find themselves grappling with issues of authenticity, social toxicity, and the commercial viability of their creations. From avoiding stereotypical visuals to ensuring proper crediting, the realm of generative AI is rife with these complexities. Furthermore, the blurred lines between human and machine authorship necessitate a deeper exploration of how these innovative tools impact creativity, representation, and the very fabric of the art world.