Metal Art Techniques

AMbros Custom explores different techniques for coloring stainless steel. #Instructables #workshop #tips #metalworking #torch

Personalize your water bottle with salt water etching - an easy DIY technique that allows you to etch metal with basic household supplies.

rusty and patina......anything!!! Instructions below. instructions: (these look long, but it is really easy.... just long to write) Needed: vinegar, white or apple cider salt, just regular old salt out of my shaker. For small items. I fill a quart yogurt container half full of vinegar, and sprinkle in some salt. (not measured, but guess 1 tsp.??) dump your keys, clips, hinges, watch parts, locks... any metal you want to 'age'. I leave them over night, just 'cause it is convenient. In…

Handcrafted Artisan Jewelry on Instagram: "Riveting...my version There's a bunch more work to smooth and polish (you wouldn't want a pendant to snag on the wearer's blouse or shirt) but this is the gist of it. #reclassified_treasure . . . #howtomake #howtorivet #makearivet #rivet #makeit #riveting #metaljewelry #metalwork #metalworking #pendantnecklace #pendant #designernecklace #artnecklace #coppernecklace #neckwear #handmadenecklace #artjewelry #metaljewelry #designerjewelry…

3rd installment of Metal Embossing For Beginners Series. Various embossing techniques are discussed with in depth detail and photos.

Inspired by animalistic forms both living and extinct, artist Mylinh Nguyen welds alien creatures from brass, bronze, and silver. Using a variety of machining techniques each creature takes form over several weeks, originating first as haphazard sketches in a notebook before evolving into permanent metal forms. Nguyen is a master of articulating even the most minute skeletal details of imaginary beings with metal, such as her seed-pod-meets-jellyfish series Meduses or her 2012 series of…

Carol Dekle-Foss I learned this cool technique a couple months ago in my intermediate metalsmith class. I just LOVE it! I have always been attracted to geometric patterns and also mixing different metals. This technique was perfect for me to explore in my jewelry designs. These earrings are my latest creation, and for my first Boot Camp post, I'm going to show the readers of LMAJ how I made them. Tools & Materials on the bottom of the page. Step one Create the shapes you want on a computer…