Colour and Textures in Jewellery (Hardcover)

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. Heat application is covered and techniques include reticulation, granulation and casting. Further ideas and techniques cover the use of removing metal; colour techniques incorporating coloured metals in a piece of jewellery and the use of mixed media i.e. resin, wood, glass, anodised aluminium and gemstones. There are exercises that demonstrate a technique and experiment with the process, including

General

Imprint:	The Crowood Press Ltd
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	May 2019
First published:	2019
Authors:	Nina Gilbey • Bekki Cheeseman
Dimensions:	260 x 215 x 21mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	208
ISBN-13:	978-1-78500-577-0
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	English
Categories:	Books > Health, Home & Family > Handicrafts > General Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Decorative arts & crafts > Jewellery & jewellery-making
LSN:	1-78500-577-4
Barcode:	9781785005770

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