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Colored Pencil on Copper Jewelry: Enhance Your Metalwork the Easy Way

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At last, an easy way to add gorgeous color to your metalwork without the use of a kiln! Armed with colored pencils and a few simple techniques, you can have the beautiful look of enameled jewelry in much less time.Copper is an affordable option for metalwork, and with the techniques in this book, you can add endless colorful designs to your necklaces, bracelets, earrings, and brooches. By following the illustrated instructions, you will be able to draw and color any design you like onto your jewelry with just a few easy-to-find tools. Give coloring a try on the 10 included projects, or branch out with your own ideas. Once you have mastered the basics, you will have opened a whole new realm of creative options for your jewelry designs. Read more


Publisher ‏ : ‎ Stackpole Books; Illustrated edition (August 1, 2017)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Paperback ‏ : ‎ 96 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0811717119


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 13


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.1 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.53 x 0.29 x 10.97 inches


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    • Excellent!
I was so excited to receive this book today! Weighing in at 88 pages and eight projects, it might seem to be on the slight side, but there is a LOT packed into these pages and your imagination is truly limitless! First, each and every photograph of pieces shown in the book, whether an example or a project or even just tools, is excellent. Call me silly, but I particularly like seeing photos of the author's actual tools and supplies, as it makes the pieces seem more real and more accessible. Second, I've never seen or heard of colored pencil on copper before, and apparently (as of this date), only Prismacolor Premier colored pencils will do the job. That's great, because I actually own these, and if you don't, you can find them virtually anywhere, from Walmart to craft stores to art supply centers. The author recommends the 12-pack of pencils to start with, but hey -- I'm a color-lover so I linked you to the larger pack, and they're quite affordable! If you aren't already familiar with working with sheet metal, you can find other books on the subject as well as online and YouTube tutorials for everything you need to know -- the basics of cutting metal, punching holes, riveting, and even sawing metal. If sawing sounds like too many blades being broken, never fear -- stores like Beaducation have pre-cut metal pieces in all shapes, sizes, thicknesses, and metal types. They also have a zillion metal stamps and various types of dapping tools which are used in some of the projects. Don't get worried when you reach the page about hydraulic presses and silhouette dies made of acrylic sheet -- Roxan O'Brien offers alternatives to the hydraulic press and dies. These tools and materials are for the more advanced jewelry designer. She spends six pages on the press, and I feel that, while not entirely necessary for the book (and a possible turn-off for the crafter flipping through who happens to land on those pages), it's good to know what the next step could be in making this truly your OWN design and your OWN creative process. If you're lucky, you'll have a grandfather or uncle or husband who has a garage full of tools, and they just might be hiding a hydraulic press in there behind the decrepit old Mustang they've been remodeling for 45 years! Another aspect of the book appeals to my OCD and list-making tendencies -- each of the eight (8) projects has a list of supplies needed and a check box to literally check as you go. Small detail, but one I love. The projects start on page 25, and Roxan doesn't hold back. The previous 24 pages about tools and patinas and dapping blocks were all necessary and sufficient to get you going immediately. One item that isn't in the supply list that is most necessary is patience. You are literally drawing a work of art, and don't rush your work (I speak from sad, sad experience). If you get confused, never fear -- page 32 has a wonderful troubleshooting list. How many times have I wished other books had this feature? And oh, she knows those of us who can't help but rush through a book and start right away! She includes a Cheat Sheet so if we didn't read and properly digest all the directions, we can get a quick look at the process and decide before we're halfway committed to the project if this is a piece we can confidently complete. Bottom line -- even if you never complete a single one of O'Brien's projects, she has given you loads of ideas to create your own pieces, from the simple to complex. If she shows a project with a dapped piece, you can make it flat instead. If she chooses to rivet pieces of metal together, you can use wire work to connect the pieces. If your drawing isn't what you wish it were, lines and color are what many an artist made their bread and butter on. And think of this -- if you have a friend who's a whiz at art but has no desire to work with metal or fiddly jewelry bits, why not do collaborative pieces, where one provides the art and ond provides the metal know-how and decoration? Pages 64-87 cover patina. Some people love the idea of changing the color of the metal instead of their own art. Put aside the colored pencils (or consider layering an art side with a backing that's been patinaed) and go through six (6) different ways to patina metal so it has an aged or rustic look. I sound like I'm gushing, and I suppose I am, because I've been making jewelry for ten years and I've seen many things get introduced to the design scene, and suddenly everyone's work looks like everyone else's. By using your own art, your own idea of where to use metal stamps, texturing, patinaing, riveting -- all or just one -- you have a book that is calling upon YOUR inner muse to create, not simply copy the author. To me, a great crafting how-to book is one that gives me basic projects that give me pleasure and satisfaction of a job well done while giving me a clear runway to take off, spread my wings, put the book aside, and translate my ideas into my own creations -- thanks to Roxan O'Brien's excellent tutelage. Buy this book if you're bored with current trends. Buy this book if you love metal but are stuck on what to do next. Buy this book if you love to draws but never quite knew how to translate that into jewelry that doesn't take months to complete. Just -- buy this book. (Legal stuff -- I bought this book on my own, and all opinions are my own with no coaxing or guiding from anyone). ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on August 7, 2017 by Lori Anderson
    • INSPIRATION AWAITS!
Wow! I couldn't WAIT to get this title from Roxanne O'Brien, and pre-ordered it immediately. My expectations were more than fulfilled when the book arrived and I found it full of detailed explanations of all the necessary supplies and tools, as well as chock full of projects to start off with. I enjoyed O'Brien's upbeat, encouraging writing style, as well. Since I already had a dapping block and some metal stamps, all I needed was gray gesso and a little copper sheeting to make the pendant featured on the cover. IT WAS SO FUN TO DO! :D I am already sketching out designs for another, and there's a bracelet I want to make, too. My mind is already dreaming up seasonal projects for Autumn and the Winter season. This is a REALLY good book for getting the old noodle to sprout ideas! If you've always loved the LOOK of enamel, but don't have access to a high-temp kiln, live in a walk-up without a balcony, or have small children or pets and don't want to operate a blowtorch inside, this book opens the door to a fabulous technique to allow amateur jewellers to add the beauty and detail of colorful enamel, but without the attendant risk of setting the house on fire (or accidentally sending Fluffy to an early grave)! DEFINITELY TWO THUMBS UP! :D ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on July 18, 2017 by Heather P. Wales
    • great book
Very good book and well worth the price.
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2022 by cee
    • Has some good advice on techniques.
I liked the idea of a new technique and the descriptions of how to do it were clear enough but it felt just a little repetitive with the projects. I would liked to have seen a little more emphasis on color blending with the Prismacolor Premier pencils for added depth and maybe a little color theory to show how to make images more vibrant. The advice on layering the pencils lightly in order to avoid building up the wax is good. The discussions about the various products for sealing the work is good (I agree that Protectaclear is the best for metal). The discussions and images for the various patinas were also good. Joyce Chen 51-0220 scissors work pretty well to cut out 24 gauge copper for simple shapes for those who don't want to use a jeweler's saw. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2019 by Sophalina
    • Technique leaves a bit to be desired; get Mary Karg's "Layered Colored Pencil Jewelry" book instead
There are a host of websites and a few books on colored pencil jewelry on copper. I bought this book by Roxan O'Brien first after looking at the previews online. However, I have found Roxan's core technique to be frustrating and ineffective (for me). The crux of my issue with Roxan's technique--shape/drill, sand the copper to give it a bit of tooth, cover with Gesso, color with pencils, blend with turpentine, seal--is the use of sanding and Gesso to create the surface to adhere the color to the copper. After multiple attempts with this method, I was finding that creating depth of color was VERY time-consuming, and oftentimes, I'd REMOVE color rather than add it. I found that the culprit was the smooth surface, the lack of 'tooth' in the substrate in which to adhere the pencil. I decided to look further, and found Mary Karg's book, Layered Colored Pencil Jewelry: A Step-by-Step Exploration of Colored Pencil on Copper . While Karg's book seems to be self-published, I found her book to have a much better technique--shape, drill for layering, roughen using a tungsten-carbide Dremel bit, patina, color, blend, layer, seal. The mix of the rough surface and the Patina made coloring infinitely easier. Additionally, the instruction on creating layered pendants was good, and I found her projects to be much more artistically appealing. I found most of O'Brien's projects to be 'crafty' rather than artistic. If I had to do it all over again, I'd skip this book and go straight to Mary Karg's. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on June 4, 2018 by Kindle Customer

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