Introduction to Wax Modeling for Metal Jewelry
Sketching and Design 2
A course by Alicia Goodwin , Contemporary Jeweler
About the video: Sketching and Design 2
Overview
“After choosing the design, the next step is to refine the sketches and make the technical drawings. Let's see how the designs I have chosen, the pendant and the ring, turn out! ”
In this video lesson Alicia Goodwin addresses the topic: Sketching and Design 2, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Wax Modeling for Metal Jewelry. Learn how to use jeweler's wax to carve molds for original accessories that are ready to cast in metal.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Sketching and Design Based on the two sketches that I chose from my design development earlier, I will refine the sketches for the ring and the pendant. You need to work from the inside out when it comes to a ring. I'll make this ring a bit bigger. I want it on my ring finger. To make things a little easy, I have a circle template. It's a multi-template. I've had this forever. If you don't have a ring sizer or anything, it's fine. You can do what we did with pi, but you can also stick your finger in here, which is what I did. This is a 19 mm hole, so that will be the inside diameter of my...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Wax Modeling for Metal Jewelry
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Category
Craft, Fashion -
Areas
Accessory Design, Fashion Design, Jewelry Design
Alicia Goodwin
A course by Alicia Goodwin
Alicia Goodwin is a Chicago-based contemporary jeweler who specializes in wax carving. She discovered the art of jewelry-making as a child, but didn’t realize it was her true calling until years later while earning a degree in jewelry design. During her studies, she fell in love with the wax modeling technique, which allows her to easily explore new shapes, styles, and textures to craft truly unique accessories.
Several years after graduation, Alicia started her own jewelry line, Lingua Nigra, which is both a reflection of her influences and a look to the future. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with small designers as well as big-name brands, including Juicy Couture, Nine West, Vince Camuto, and Kate Spade. Her pieces have also been featured in the Divine Legacies in Black Jewelry collection at the National Ornamental Metal Museum of America.
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