In"Color, Texture & Casting," jewelry teacher extraordinaire Carles Codinacovers a wide swath of techniques in depth, in a book packed with excellent instruction and cover-to-cover superb how-to photography: keum, boo, plating, melted filings, mokume gane, and granulation; textures, finishes, and patinas; and microcasting, working with waxes, sand casting, cuttlebone casting, ceramic coating, and casting in a closed crucible.Several wonderful and innovative projects to explore theteachings and abeautiful gallery round out this valuable, hands-on volume.Alongwith the other important material covered in the book, with"Color, Texture & Casting" Carles Codina has created thebest modern casting book on the market--one that's authoritative, approachable, and loaded with fantastic creative techniques.
In"Color, Texture & Casting," jewelry teacher extraordinaire Carles Codinacovers a wide swath of techniques in depth, in a book packed with excellent instruction and cover-to-cover superb how-to photography: keum, boo, plating, melted filings, mokume gane, and granulation; textures, finishes, and patinas; and microcasting, working with waxes, sand casting, cuttlebone casting, ceramic coating, and casting in a closed crucible.Several wonderful and innovative projects to explore theteachings and abeautiful gallery round out this valuable, hands-on volume.Alongwith the other important material covered in the book, with"Color, Texture & Casting" Carles Codina has created thebest modern casting book on the market--one that's authoritative, approachable, and loaded with fantastic creative techniques.