The Encyclopedia of Contemporary Jewellery Making Techniques

Get your creative juices flowing: from finding sources of inspiration to making initial design sketches and prototype pieces. Embrace new materials: discover the creative potential of plastics, concrete, resins, fabrics, natural materials, and found objects. This title helps to learn how and where to get help: find outside suppliers for specialist processes. It includes a comprehensive directory of surface effects and how to achieve them. It features an inspirational gallery of contemporary pieces made by jewellers around the world. It is suitable for students embarking on a course for the first time, with plenty of new information and up-to-date techniques for established artists. All the techniques are explained step-by-step, from the essential metalsmithing techniques to working methods for a wide range of other materials, to be used on their own or in combination. This title offers techniques and processes for working with plastics, ceramics, glass, textiles, paper, natural and found objects, mixed media, and precious and non-precious metals.