Making Unique Textures for Metal Clay Class
This is a two day class.
One of the best things about working with metal clay is the way it takes texture. When you first start using metal clay, it's very easy to use the commercially available texture sheets and rubber stamps. At the Mid Cornwall School of Jewellery, we encourage our students to find unique textures, using everyday objects to make great designs.
Most of the textures we'll make during the weekend can also be used with sheet metal in a rolling mill. That makes this class equally suitable for silversmiths and jewellers.
This course is designed to take your creative use of texture to a new level. You will learn to make your own rubber stamps using Photo Polymer Plates (PPP). Taking black and white line designs, you can create unique textures for your metal clay.
We will explore the use of Polymer Clay to make texture sheets both by carving, moulding and by using a variety of objects to create sheets you can use again and again.
Finally, you will learn the 'tear away' technique. This method allows you to make low relief texture sheets which are ideal for use with Keum-Bo.
The course cost includes a PPP kit for you to take home and all the tools and equipment you need to create lots of textures. The focus of the course is for you to make a variety of textures and we will not be making any metal clay items during the weekend. A selection of designs will be available for you to experiment with and we will also give you access to design books, photocopiers and printers for you to design your own patterns. If you would like to bring your own designs with you, please do.
Your tutor for this course will be Julia Rai
Things to consider before booking these courses...
This course is suitable for complete beginners. It will be particularly relevant to anyone undertaking the Metal Clay Master's Registry.
To see what people who have taken this course say - click here
To have your own artwork turned into polymer ready sheets on the correct paper and using the correct toner for tear away, visit our tear away printing service page.
Got questions about this course?
The school is based near St Austell in Cornwall, UK and all classes run in our well equipped workshop.
Call us on +44 (0)1726 817989
To book this course...
Contact us on +44 (0)1726 817989 or email us
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