Jewelry Specialization: Mastering Design and Photography Techniques

Course summary

• M1: Getting Inspired

  • Introduction

  • Influences | Freya Alder

  • Influences | Mayumi Fukuda

  • Influences | Julia Sherbak

  • Influences | Susan McLeary

  • Influences | Alicia Goodwin

  • Influences | Gabriela Silveira

• M2: Design and Make Brass Jewelry from Scratch

  • Tools and Materials

  • Setting Up Your Workstation

  • An Introduction to Working with Brass 1

  • An Introduction to Working with Brass 2

  • Get Inspired

  • Sketching Your Design

  • Translating Your Drawing into a Brass Piece 1

  • Translating Your Drawing into a Brass Piece 2

  • Tidying up Your Brass Piece

  • Attaching Findings 1

  • Attaching Findings 2

  • Finishing Your Piece

  • Adding Additional Elements

  • Packaging and Care

  • Sharing Your Work

• M3: Paper Jewelry-Making with Origami Techniques

  • Materials

  • Introduction to Origami

  • Introduction to Paper

  • Making a Mood Board

  • Creating the Pattern 1

  • Creating the Pattern 2

  • Cutting the Paper

  • Folding Modular Origami 1

  • Folding Modular Origami 2

  • Paper Treatment

  • Assembling and Finishing the Design

  • Origami Box

  • Presenting Origami Jewelry

• M4: Miniature Needlework: Make Embroidered Jewelry

  • Materials

  • Basic Embroidery Stitch Technique

  • Long and Short Stitch Technique

  • Conceptualization of the Idea

  • Transferring the Final Sketch to the Fabric

  • Basic Color Theory and Choosing a Color Palette

  • Stitching Needle Painting 1 part 1

  • Stitching Needle Painting 1 part 2

  • Stitching Needle Painting 2 part 1

  • Stitching Needle Painting 2 part 2

  • Stitching Needle Painting 3 part 1

  • Stitching Needle Painting 3 part 2

  • Finish the Piece by Placing Them into a Necklace or Pin

  • Other Applications

  • Sharing Your Work Online

• M5: Wearable Floral Jewelry: Make Accessories with Fresh Flowers

  • Floral Jewelry

  • How to Choose and Treat Flowers

  • Context: The Client and the Occasion

  • Inspiration

  • Sketching and Color Selection

  • Design Mechanics and Structural Selections

  • Floral Earrings with Wire

  • Floral Bracelet with Glue

  • Floral Headpiece with Wire and Glue 1

  • Floral Headpiece with Wire and Glue 2

  • The Hydration Chamber

  • Packing and Storing

  • Sharing Your Work

• M6: Introduction to Wax Modeling for Metal Jewelry

  • Tools and Materials 1

  • Tools and Materials 2

  • Technique Foundations 1

  • Technique Foundations 2

  • Technique Foundations 3

  • Technique Foundations 4

  • Sketching and Design 1

  • Sketching and Design 2

  • Carving the Pendant 1

  • Carving the Pendant 2

  • Carving a Sculptural Ring 1

  • Carving a Sculptural Ring 2

  • Cast and Finishing Touches 1

  • Cast and Finishing Touches 2

  • Cast and Finishing Touches 3

  • How to Create Texture in Your Pieces

  • How to Price Your Pieces

• M7: Product Photography for Jewelry & Small Objects

  • Conceptualisation

  • Sourcing Props and Backgrounds

  • Camera Skills

  • Preparing the Set

  • Product Photography for E-commerce

  • Styled Still Life Photography: One Object 1

  • Styled Still Life Photography: One Object 2

  • Styled Still Life Photography: Grouped Objects 1

  • Styled Still Life Photography: Grouped Objects 2

  • Selecting the Final Images 1

  • Selecting the Final Images 2

  • Editing in Adobe Lightroom

  • Finishing Touches in Adobe Photoshop