About this class
About this class
Watch master metal embossing artist, Elitia Hart, and learn how to emboss sheet metal and create this stunning panel to cover a box or show off in a frame.
What better project to celebrate the arrival of Spring than creating a cheery vase filled with Daisies!
In this class, participants will learn all the skills needed to create this project from start to finish.
Techniques demonstrated include:
- transferring your design onto the metal sheet
- three key metal embossing tooling techniques: engraving, low relief, and high relief
- how to easily add a neat raised background level to frame your design
- how to fill high embossed areas to retain the relief
- applying a chemical solution to create an overall patina and additional techniques to enhance design details
- options for the application of color
- turning your metal embossing piece into wall art or a trinket box cover
If you haven’t heard of or tried this fun and creative medium, join us and learn all about the possibilities.
A PDF handout is included with class purchase containing a design sheet to print out as well as a complete list of substitution suggestions for supplies as well as coloring and finishing options.
Bonus
Included with the video download, a PDF filled with notes and a design sheet, and all the resource links you need to get started.
Additional details
- Metal embossing, engraving, low relief embossing?
- Design transfer
- Creating textures
- Marker ink application
- Easy patina
- Alcohol ink application
- Supplies:v
- -8 x 10 inch metal sheet - Pewter sheet 36 gauge
- -8 x 10 Sook Wang adhesive tape Sheet
- -8 x 10 inch Artist panel
- -7 x 5 inch cardboard
- -7 x 5 inch Sook wang adhesive tape sheet
- Tools:
- Small stylus
- paper pen
- ruler
- pencil or ball point pen
- rubber brayer (optional)
- scissors
- x-acto knife
- sanding block?
- paint brushes
- Surfaces:
- Hard smooth board
- craft foam sheet
- paper pad ( 5 sheets)
- cutting mat
- newspaper or scrap paper
- Paints and consumables:
- Black Gesso or Black Acrylic Paint
- Jax Pewter Black
- Nevr Dull Polish
- Alcohol swabs
- Painter’s Tape
- Rustoleum Spray Lacquer Satin
- paper towel
- gloves
- Coloring options:
- Alcohol inks
- Pebeo Vitrail Glass paints
- Patina for all metal
Description
Watch master metal embossing artist, Elitia Hart, and learn how to emboss sheet metal and create this stunning panel to cover a box or show off in a frame.
What better project to celebrate the arrival of Spring than creating a cheery vase filled with Daisies!
In this class, participants will learn all the skills needed to create this project from start to finish.
Techniques demonstrated include:
If you haven’t heard of or tried this fun and creative medium, join us and learn all about the possibilities.
A PDF handout is included with class purchase containing a design sheet to print out as well as a complete list of substitution suggestions for supplies as well as coloring and finishing options.
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