Download or read book Keum Boo written by Charles Lewton-Brain and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Korean Metal Art written by Komelia Hongja Okim and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2019-09-28 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first book to offer not only detailed examples and history, but step-by-step instruction on the legendary metalworking traditions of Korea. These techniques, with beginnings in the 3rd century, are legendary in the art world, but information on how the breathtaking effects are created in the studio has been difficult to find until now. Crafted gold, silver, jade, and other materials are brought to life in 400+ photos, including Korean pieces (now in museums) that have through the centuries expressed the pinnacle of each method. Each chapter also focuses on works produced from 1980 through 2017 by modern metalwork experts, including artists from North America, showing how they incorporate traditional methods with modern working methods. Includes instructions for 15 techniques, including 24K gold overlay on silver (keum-boo or geumbu), line inlay on iron and copper works (kkium ipsa), chasing and repousse (tachul), enameling (chilbo), jade nephrite carving and inlay (oak ipsa), and many more.
Download or read book Beginner s Guide to Enamelling written by Dorothy Cockrell and published by Search Press Limited. This book was released on 2014-09-24 with total page 35 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: BACK BY POPULAR DEMANDDorothy Cockrell encourages readers to enjoy the delights of this exciting and gratifying craft. Offering easy step-by-step photographs and instructions, she guides the reader through all the different techniques, illustrating how beautiful and unusual effects can be achieved once the basic principles have been learnt. She discusses how to prepare the metal, choosing and mixing colours and firing methods. More advanced techniques are also included: stencilling, drawing on enamel, sgrafitto, using rubber stamps, working with gold and silver leaf, and more. You can make jewellery, decorate boxes, create pictures, embellish bowls and produce many unique designs. The vibrant colours and wonderful textures will make you want to experiment and develop your own projects. Packed with stimulating and innovative ideas, this book will appeal to beginners who want to start a fascinating new craft, and it will also inspire anyone interested in the art of enamelling.Previously published as ISBN 9781903975619
Download or read book The Art Craft of Making Jewelry written by Joanna Gollberg and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An overview of contemporary jewelry-making techniques for studio artists.
Download or read book Heat Color Set and Fire written by Mary Hettmansperger and published by Lark Books (NC). This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Internationally renowned jewelry designer, teacher, and author Mary Hettmansperger demonstrates easy, effective ways to embellish common metal jewelry in Heat, Color, Set & Fire, a how-to book on the leading edge of beautiful contemporary jewelry design. Mary Hetts uses paints, pencils, and dips to achieve dramatic col∨ applies foils, resins, mica, and other materials to alter the jewelry surface; and works with exciting techniques, like the ancient Korean art of keum boo, to create a gold-gilt effect. Rings, bracelets, necklaces and pins -- virtually any piece can become individualized and breathtaking. The book includes 21 projects for inspiration, with excellent how-to instructions and photography. This classic how-to jewelry book stands on its own as an inspirational volume for jewelers and artists, and it also is a wonderful complement to Mary's best-selling Wrap, Stitch, Fold & Rivet.
Download or read book Inventive Metal Clay for Beaders written by Irina Miech and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2013-03-20 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beaders will love learning how to create their own silver jewelry components in this third book by Irina Miech, author of Metal Clay for Beaders and More Metal Clay for Beaders. Get step-by-step instruction in metal clay, plus learn complementary techniques such as enameling and keum boo (applying gold foil). Full beading instructions included. Projects for all skill levels, plus bonus variations!
Download or read book Metal Clay And Mixed Media Jewelry written by Sherri Haab and published by Clarkson Potter. This book was released on 2007 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Metal clay starts as clay and turns into metal. Does it get any more magical? Now it does—withMetal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelry. Author Sherri Haab takes this compelling material, today's hottest craft item, to the next level, brilliantly combining it with other media ranging from the timeless to the unexpected. Ribbons, gold leaf, pottery shards, transparent resin, polymer clay, leather, and more are used to create stunning jewelry. Beautiful photography showcases these innovative pieces, and full step-by-step instructions make it easy to re-create them. New formulations of metal clay and newly developed firing techniques are presented clearly so that crafters can achieve professional results. Sophisticated enough for artists yet simple enough for beginners,Metal Clay and Mixed Media Jewelryis the only book that blends metal clay with such a variety of mixed media to make magic. • Follow-up to the best-sellingArt of Metal Clay—over 35,000 copies sold! • Author has sold more than two million books! • Metal clay is hot with crafters, artists—anyone who wants to try alchemy
Download or read book Precious Metal Clay written by Xuella Arnold and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-07-22 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Precious metal clay is an exciting new material made from fine silver dust in a binder that can be used just like ordinary modeling clay. However, once fired, the silver dust fuses together to become pure silver. This unique and versatile material gives crafters of all levels the opportunity to design and create unique silver jewelry--a technique once reserved only for trained silversmiths. Artist Xuella Arnold demonstrates how precious metal clay can be used alongside traditional methods of jewelry making, and combined with a range of natural and manmade materials to create truly unique designs. You'll find a variety of step-by-step projects along with inspirational ideas to develop your own designs. The book contains an introduction to the tools of the trade and types of clay, as well as step-by-step instructions for mastering precious metal clay techniques such as cutting, molding, combining with other materials, and firing. Perfect for all beaders, jewelry makers, crafters and ceramicists interested in making jewelry and gifts who want to apply precious metal clay to their discipline.
Download or read book Making Silver Jewellery written by Louise Mary Muttitt and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2014-02-28 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Silver is an exciting and versatile material for jewellery makers, both beginners and the more advanced, and nothing beats the satisfaction of creating and making your own designs. This book shows you how. Full of inspiring ideas and finished pieces, it explains over forty processes including the more advanced techniques such as fold forming and keum-boo and encourages the reader to experiment with their own designs. Contents include: Step-by-step explanations with bench tips from the author's own experience; advice on the jewellery process, including how to gather inspiration for designs and considerations for making wearable jewellery; a chapter dedicated to the surface finishing and polishing of silver to give your designs a professional finish. This is an accessible introduction to making silver jewellery with progression to more advanced techniques. Beautifully illustrated with 324 colour photographs.
Download or read book Flourish written by Christi Friesen and published by Don't Eat Any Bugs. This book was released on 2013-02-16 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book contains leaf, plant, and flower-themed projects as well as hints, inspirations and design explorations, leading you step-by-step towards new creative destinations. It's about adding extra flourishes to your polymer clay and mixed media creations. You'll dabble with crystals, powders, paints, wire, beads, molds, and other art media to make your polymer clay art more interesting.--From back cover.
Download or read book Metals Technic written by Tim McCreight and published by . This book was released on 1997-06 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique collection gathers the experience of a dozen leaders of fine metalsmithing, each writing about a technique of special expertise. From techniques as ancient as granulation and depletion gilding, to the latest word in foldforming and anticlastic raising, "Metals Technic" is a valuable addition to the literature of jewelrymaking.
Download or read book Metal Clay Magic written by Nana Mizushima and published by Kalmbach Books. This book was released on 2012-11-19 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It's as easy to use as modeling clay. Fire it, and it turns to pure silver: It's metal clay magic! Nana Mizushima's playful approach shows how this fantastic medium allows anyone to craft items in silver. Features more than 25 imaginative, appealing projects for beads, earrings, pendants, bookmarks, pet tags, little boxes, origami, and more.
Download or read book The Jewelry Maker s Field Guide written by Helen Driggs and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 487 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover a thorough reference guide to metalworking tools and techniques with multiple demos, tutorials, cross-references, and supportive skill-building exercises and projects. Helen I. Driggs, senior editor for Lapidary Journal Jewelry Artist , brings her down-to-earth approach and strong metalworking knowledge base to this overview of basic and not-so-basic metalworking techniques. The Jewelry Maker's Field Guide walks you through the variety of metalworking tools available and offers guidance on setting up a studio, buying and organizing supplies, and determining what tools to buy and when. Organizing tools by basic functions, Helen offers a solid and logical overview of metalworking techniques and teaches sets of related skills, showing how different tools can sometimes achieve the same end. Each chapter includes stepped demos and applied techniques for using particular tools. The book culminates in projects that combine a variety of techniques and allow the reader to further apply and practice their metalworking skills. Get a solid foundation for understanding the basic (and not so basic) processes of metalwork!
Download or read book Colour and Textures in Jewellery written by Nina Gilbey and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2019-05-27 with total page 980 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Decorative textures and colour are integral to the design of every piece of jewellery. This beautiful book covers a range of techniques and materials, which can be used to bring excitement, meaning and interest to your designs. Written by two experienced designer-makers and tutors, it encourages you to experiment, make samples, bend the rules (safely) and see what results are possible, before following the detailed technical advice to apply the techniques to your work. Topics covered include: embossing - techniques include hammering, stamping and roll printing to imprint a pattern, design and details onto the surface of the work. There are exercises that demonstrate a technique and experiment with the process, including a comprehensive guide to adding textures and colour to jewellery. It will be an indispensable reference for practising jewellers, designers, jewellery students of all levels and silversmiths, and includes design development sketches and examples of samples and finished pieces. Beautifully illustrated with over 750 colour photographs, it is written by Nina Gilbey and Bekkie Ora Cheesman, two experienced designer-makers and tutors.
Download or read book Metal Clay Jewelry written by Louise Duhamel and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore the endless possibilities of metal clay Sculpt it, cut it, shape it, roll it. Just about anything is possible when you're creating with the amazing medium of metal clay. Whether you're new to its wonders or are looking for new ideas and techniques, Metal Clay Jewelry has it all. Metal clay artist and instructor Louise Duhamel starts with the basics of the medium explaining the different forms of clay and teaching the basic techniques. Then the fun really begins! In twenty projects created by Louise and other talented clay artists, you'll learn more fabulous techniques including origami folding with paper clay, sculpting with paste clay, enameling, creating hollow forms and so much more. With step-by-step photography throughout, you won't miss a beat as you explore this amazing medium. In addition, with variation projects and a gallery of stellar art by world-renown artists, you get all the inspiration you'll need to start designing your own metal clay pieces. Discover all the possibilities of metal clay today!
Download or read book Designing and Making Rings and Bangles written by Miranda Falkner and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2017-06-30 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rings and bangles are timeless jewellery pieces; from simple elegance to bold creations, they make stunning statements. This beautiful book explains traditional techniques with step-by-step guides, and gives inspiration through stunning examples from leading jewellers. Written by two award-winning designer makers, it encourages jewellers of all levels of experience to express themselves and make unique pieces of jewellery to be worn and treasured. This new book covers the design process, from initial observation to developing, selecting materials and finalizing an idea. Detailed instruction is given on more elaborate ways of making and decorating work, including casting, texturing, etching, granulation, inlay and keum-boo. There is also a guide to using gemstones with a range of settings. Written both for beginners wanting to make their first ring or bangle and for the more experienced looking for inspiration, with advice on equipment and materials, step-by-step guides to traditional techniques including simple forming and soldering and an emphasis on the importance of finishing the ring or bangle and achieving perfection. Lavishly illustrated with 200 colour photographs.
Download or read book Metal Clay The Complete Guide written by Jackie Truty and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-06-28 with total page 293 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Explore Metal Clay from Package to Project Metal clay's versatility and ability to be enhanced by every other known medium has broadened design possibilities for artists everywhere. Metal Clay The Complete Guide is the reference book every metal clay artist needs to have on the shelf for quick access to how-to information on a variety of subjects, including: • Materials and tools for working with metal clay • Metal clay care and handling, including tips for keeping your clay from drying out • Techniques including rolling, adding texture, stamping, lids and forming • How-tos for shaping bails, loops, beads and connectors • Mixing metal clay with glass, enamels, beads, gemstones and more • Tips and troubleshooting • Four projects: bracelets, lentil bead, box pendant, ring • Helpful appendices, including ring sizing, gemstone firing times, drying times, kiln firing temperatures and alternative firing methods Whether you are just getting started or have been working with metal clay or related materials for years, Metal Clay The Complete Guide is guaranteed to be the resource you turn to the most.
