Introduction to Wax Modeling for Metal Jewelry
How to Create Texture in Your Pieces
A course by Alicia Goodwin , Contemporary Jeweler
About the video: How to Create Texture in Your Pieces
Overview
“Here you will see a demonstration of how to create different kinds of textures in wax using a wax pen. ”
In this video lesson Alicia Goodwin addresses the topic: How to Create Texture in Your Pieces, 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
“ How to Create Texture in Your Pieces In this lesson, I'll show you a few ways you can create texture in your pieces using your wax pen. There are a million ways to create different kinds of textures. One of my favorite ways is to use my woodburning tool or when I'm in my studio, my wax pen. With the different tips provided with the woodburning tool, or by purchasing the different tips for a wax pen, you will be able to create different textures. For example, I created lines here just using this tip. These weird little dashes using another tip. For these raised parts, I grabbed a bit of wa...”
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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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