Jewelry Design Course 2/3

Paint a round ruby by layering red pigments with varying water concentrations, control brush pressure, and build soft transitions with highlights to create sparkle.

Paint a sapphire in blue tones, layer from lightest to darkest (or vice versa), adjusting with water to build depth, cast shadows, and add highlights, including a pavilion highlight.

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.

Color the citrine the same way as the amethyst. Share your projects with the class and exchange constructive feedback on others' work.

Demonstrates rendering a round diamond and a second faceted stone by layering black water washes and white acrylic highlights to create brilliance.

Start with a red base layer to form the round ruby cabochon, using a larger brush. Build transparency with shadow, darken borders, let layers dry, then add shadow and highlight.

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.

Showcase a pear-shaped, transparent amethyst cabochon for jewelry design. Highlight its pear form, transparency, and amethyst cabochon characteristics to inform crafting decisions.

Explore a pear-shaped, opaque yellow cabochon as a jewelry design spotlight, highlighting the distinctive form and color of this 2/3 course module.

Learn how ametrine blends amethyst and citrine into a cabochon with a purple to yellow gradient, and emphasize darker borders than the center, as noted in part one.

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.

Learn bead painting techniques and compare them to cabochons, noting that the cast shadow is the most visible difference.

Learn pearl painting techniques by layering skin tones and imagining two nearby light spots. Experiment with pearl color variations and cast shadows resembling bead shadows.

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.

Discover how light, shadows, and references inform pearl and cabochon beads jewelry design, then build warm gold tones with yellow and ochre, leaving highlights on white paper.

Paint a brooch using a pavé setting with blue sapphires and silver, creating a cold mood; watch a time-lapse of the painting and enjoy rain-drop details.

Design a necklace with Tahitian pearls exhibiting green, pink, purple undertones, layering purple and green with light spots and shadows, finished with a yellow ochre clasp and diamond pendant.

Practice drawing three jewelry pieces by combining prior techniques, paint them, and share your results with us.

Draw inspiration from the beach and sea memories to design a jewelry piece that evokes sunset, waves, shells, and campfire sparks. Reflect on collecting colored stones as a design element.

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.

Expand campfire ideas into jewelry concepts: a gold flame pendant with an open bezel for orange light, a citrine bead in a flame cage, and a sunset cabochon bezel.

Discover how combining pieces tests balance, from a sunset pendant with loops to aquamarine beads for the water horizon, two earring options: sun, water and fire; sun pearls with seashell.

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.

Think about what you love most and brainstorm ideas from nature and the internet. Capture thoughts in words, explore different compositions, and sketch freely to expand ideas beyond perfection.

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.

Explore necklace design within the jewelry design course 2/3, focusing on creating necklaces as part of a structured program.

Complete the final project for jewelry design course 2/3, showcasing your skills and marking a milestone in the course.

Thank learners for completing the course and supporting me, and invite them to share their jewelry projects. Follow me for updates on the third part of the jewelry course.