Jewelry Design

Design• Keep your design SIMPLE.• Use the art elements of SHAPE &

SPACE• Keep in mind the interesting use of

positive and negative SPACE.• AVOID clichés. If you are doing a heart or

a star, make yours unique!• Come up with 4 possible designs. Each

Design must have at least 3 openings or PIERCINGS.

Vocabulary & Tools

2. Sawing

A. Bench Pin, to hold the metal piece in place while you cut.

B. Saw Frame, holds the saw blade tightly while cutting.

C. Saw blade is a thin piece of metal with a serrated edge for cutting. The points of the serrated edge need to face down & out.

Vocabulary & ToolsD. When cutting keep the saw frame

vertical. Don’t push the blade or twist it. If you do it will BREAK.3. Filinga. We have 2 types of files, the large files

are for smoothing outside edges. Always file in ONE direction, away from yourself.

b. The small files are called needle files & are for smoothing inside edges in small spaces.

Continued….. Polishing1. Polishing the metal takes several steps.The idea is to go from rough to smooth in

small steps, which produces a shiny surface. First use the coarse (most rough) sandpaper.

2. Next use the fine sandpaper3. Last use the steel wool.4. After your piece is done, it will be placed

in a tumbler.

Student Examples

Ideas!!!!• Your Initials! Use attractive lettering! You

may use the computer, Word art to come up with a design.

Animal Shape• Silhouette; there will be no details like

shading or hair!

• Piercings will be your detail.

• Ideas…fish butterflies, insects, birds,

cats ,dogs…

Plant Shapes• Leaves , Flowers and Trees

SymbolsHearts, Stars, Cross ……..

Make a pattern• Cut you design out of paper and glue it to the metal piece using spray adhesive.

Jewelry• Cut and pierce shapes.

• File all edges smooth

• Sandpaper coarse then fine

• Steel wool – all surfaces