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Introduction to Jewelry Metal Clay Basic is a course dedicated to beginners, in which the basic techniques for creating jewelry are taught using the revolutionary silver material called metal clay.
What is the revolutionary and ecological material, metal clay? How you can create jewelry using metal clay? Where it comes from metal clay? How many types/kinds of metal clay there is also what they can be used for.
In this course you will learn the answers to all these essential questions and the know-how to create three pieces of silver jewelry: a pair of earrings, a pendant and a ring with the stone. You will deepen essential techniques in creating jewelry using silver clay, in various forms: silver clay variant, paste and syringe, but also wooden clay. Wooden clay is used to make jewelry with volume, hollow inside.
The instructor will introduce you to basic modeling techniques such as texturing, shaping and decorating clay, along with different methods of firing, cleaning and polishing. You will learn how to decorate with the syringe and paste, how to shape the clay and how to incorporate the stones, hooks or rings.
The price includes approximately 25 grams of silver (clay, paste and syringe) and you are provided with the use of the necessary tools and equipment.
The songs you will create:
A pendant with texture and stone
A textured ring
A pendant or earrings, created with a syringe or silver leaves
IN-DEPTH TECHNIQUES
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Pendant (Clay, Pasta)
- Metal Clay - What it is and what it is made of
- Types of metal clay (metal clay)
- Modeling techniques
- Rolling and modeling clay
- Texturing and cutting into shapes
- Types of stones
- Stone strength
- Creating and mounting the stone (fire resistant) in the piece
- Rehydration of silver clay
- Finishing, polishing and drilling
- Joining several parts of pieces
- Cracker cover and parts repair (drying stage)
- Burning with the burner
- Patina (video here)
- Polishing the parts
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Jewelry with volume (empty inside) - Pendant or earrings, created with a syringe (Syringe, Wooden clay, Paste)
- Using the syringe tips
- Wood clay - modeling and drying
- Lace decoration method
- Finishing before burning
- Burning parts with volume - temperature and positioning in the oven
- Magnetic grinding
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The ring (Clay, Pasta, Syringe, stone incorporated in clay)
- How do we measure ourselves, right
- Tools used in creating rings
- Calculation methods for the ring size before creation and depending on the applied design (texture, stone)
- Attaching a stone and its influence on the size of the ring - before burning
- Burning of the rings
- Adjusting the size of a ring after burning
- Finishing and skating of the rings
We usually have a few jewelry designs by default but we encourage everyone who attends the courses to be creative. Only, in the end, the jewel will belong! Consult the instructor beforehand, he will guide you to which models you can apply at this level of course, using strictly the techniques mentioned above.
* All materials are included in the cost of the course, plus a drink (tea, juice, coffee). 30% of the workshop price is a guarantee of participation in our courses and is not refundable in case of cancellation.
The size of the classes is small to allow students more attention from the instructor.
At the end of the Workshop, participants will receive a diploma that will certify the level completed.
This course is a necessary one to continue towards Art Clay 1, 2 and Instructor Certification courses.
** This course is based on the curriculum . The teaching methodology and the information about the design and creation of the pieces belong to ©Artkimia.
Course features
- Lessons 0
- Quizzes 0
- duration 9:30 - 19:30
- Level Beginner
- Language Română
- Attended 136
- Assessments Da
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A perfect course for beginners. You learn the basic principles and with a little imagination and intuition you can make more complicated jewelry.