Online Jewelry Training Classes for Metalsmiths
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Summer was glorious in Europe and is especially a time for inspiration and a time to enjoy all the beautiful colors like these traditional Dutch Tulips.
And that was my inspiration for the next few tutorials which I've completed, like this
Flower Pendant and Brooch
I've always been interested in insects and the complexity of casting these insects in silver with as much detail as possible still intact after the cast.
I handmade this titanium spider brooch for my sculpture “Nest”.
And these are a few insects cast in solid silver. You can find an explanation of How to Cast Insects here.
Keep an eye on the Jewelry Making Videos and Jewelry Making Tools and Tips sections on the website, where new updates are regularly posted like the video on Sand Casting Delft Clay Part 1 and Part 2 , which aact as supplementary to the Tutorial on Sand Casting Jewelry – Delft Clay.
To continue on the nature theme, the next tutorial is the summer queen of the insects. The dragonfly has for centuries been a subject of intrigue.
She is a dragonfly brooch and as a first project, this tutorial will emphasize filing and piercing skills.
I have kept the whole tutorial relatively straight forward.
Nevertheless she is very striking and eye catching when worn.
I have made many dragonflies, from the very simple to the very complicated. A recurring theme with dragonfly jewelry is to add vibrant iridescent color with enamels. A starting point is this torch fired plique-a-jour enameling tutorial.
From the dragonfly we move on to this tutorial on making an Owl Pendant Pendant using three circles to make the main owl shape.
We close off with this recent post on How to Modify Your Pliers.
Question – "After buying a tutorial can I sell the jewelry made?"
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Hello Jennifer,
We are absolutely hundred percent behind our students who want to learn how to make a specific ring, master the techniques and then sell exactly the same or a modified version of that ring. As a tutor our objective is for you to be successful. We love getting feedback and knowing you sold your work,
All the best and go sell, sell, sell.
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