Jewellery Illustration and Design: Techniques for Achieving Professional Results

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After the course, I gained an understanding of light and volume and how this affects the brightness and shadows of each gem. There are only a few books about jewelry rendering, and none of them reaches back to the basics with the depth or detail found here. But for those of us that need to add the skills of technical drawing/rendering under our belts, this is a book the likes of which I have not yet seen.

Moreover it has forever changed the way I understand and interpret illustrations and photographs of jewels. From orthogonal and axonometric projections to techniques (watercolour, tempera, ink, mixed technique) and different possible supports, readers will find a source of inspiration for developing their own designs. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.

She has collaborate with Giorgio Correggiari, Krizia, Gian Marco Venturi, but her most important and far-reaching experience is the encounter with Gianni Versace. While the first volume focused on the tools needed to be able to accurately convey ideas, draw different materials, facets and effects, and master the use of colour, this publication tackles the process from the initial idea, based in natural or geometrical forms, to the final drawing of the completed piece, including illustration techniques and sources of inspiration, all aspects that will stir up the reader's creativity. This book analyses the fundamental aspects of designing jewellery and collection ideas based on natural or geometrical forms .

She has collaborated with Giorgio Correggiari, Krizia and Gian Marco Venturi, but her most important and far-reaching experience is her work with Gianni Versace, where she played a crucial role in setting standards with regard to the presentation and illustration of the house s fashion and home collections. Run by Kate Baxter, a jewellery designer and expert, The Cut London was set up to meet the demand for design-led, non-conventional engagement rings. The book begins with simple geometric structures and moves on to explore more complex forms through a range of distortions and multiplications.There are a whole lot of things in this world of ours that we are yet to explore, which is why we will forever inspire curious minds. A complete, in-depth manual that explains everything one needs to know about designing an drawing jewellery . Having learned about geometry, perspective and representation of materials in the first volume, this second book in this two-part series delves deeper into the process of designing jewelry, from the first sketch to the final representation, with special emphasis on how to work on ideas, plan a collection, and design and depict a wide variety of pieces, taking the inspiration from natural forms or art history. In 2011 Cosimo Vinci won the Design competition Bijoux d'Autore awarded by the Associazione Gioiello Contemporaneo (Contemporary Jewellery Association). This and Techniques of Jewelry Illustration and Colour Rendering by Adolfo Mattiello are my favourites, but value for money this book is amazing.