Jewelry Design Course 2/3

Prepare three shades of purple, build the pear amethyst layer by layer, facet by facet with unpainted areas, then apply a light purple base and finish with shadows and highlights.

Adjust the second cabochon by emphasizing opaque areas and dark values on the side not hit by light, then add colors before it dries to ensure accurate color perception.

Create a malachite cabochon, noting natural variation and using a reference while painting. Build with dark and light layers, darken borders and less-lit areas due to opacity, then add highlights.

Paint three faceted stones, three cabochons, three beads, and three pearls in any shape and color, and share your work with us. Practice daily; exercises are crucial to see improvement.

Brainstorming gathers sea-inspired cues: seashells, campfire, sand, sunset, waves, and pearls, linking them to materials like orange citrine for fire and aquamarine for water, with sun-shaped and fire-shaped stones.

Create a final necklace sketch centering a sunset circle, shaping waves, adding stones and a golden seashell clasp, and test orange and blue colors with pencils and watercolor.

Paint light areas first with white acrylic on brown paper, layer by layer, then add highlights and cast shadows at the end. Watch time-lapse of Tuileries sketches to see details.