Newbie request for advice
I was asked by a friend to try to produce a ring for a costume she's
working on from an animation series called Utena - it's a sort of silver and pink seal ring. I managed to turn out a version I'm quite pleased with by cutting the top off a domed silver ring and filling the hole with pink Fimo, which I then baked in. You can see my effort he http://www.thenoodlebowl.com/jongleur/ring.html I drew the design on by hand with a CD marker pen, for lack of any better ideas. However, I've now been asked to turn out a whole lot more of identical pieces, and I'm thinking that there must be a better way than cutting up rings. If I can find some blank silver-coloured signet rings of the correct shape, can anyone advise me of the best way to create the pink and black seal design on them? I assume a thin sheet of Fimo would break off much too easily... I'll try anything but the simpler the technique the better, as I'm totally new to this. Thanks kindly, Tasha |
I'm a novice too but perhaps using an enamel would work. Might research
this idea on the web. Liz "Tasha" wrote in message ... I was asked by a friend to try to produce a ring for a costume she's working on from an animation series called Utena - it's a sort of silver and pink seal ring. I managed to turn out a version I'm quite pleased with by cutting the top off a domed silver ring and filling the hole with pink Fimo, which I then baked in. You can see my effort he http://www.thenoodlebowl.com/jongleur/ring.html I drew the design on by hand with a CD marker pen, for lack of any better ideas. However, I've now been asked to turn out a whole lot more of identical pieces, and I'm thinking that there must be a better way than cutting up rings. If I can find some blank silver-coloured signet rings of the correct shape, can anyone advise me of the best way to create the pink and black seal design on them? I assume a thin sheet of Fimo would break off much too easily... I'll try anything but the simpler the technique the better, as I'm totally new to this. Thanks kindly, Tasha |
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"Peter W. Rowe" pwrowe@ixDOTnetcomDOTcom wrote in message ... On Fri, 21 Nov 2003 20:45:54 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry (Tasha) wrote: However, I've now been asked to turn out a whole lot more of identical pieces, and I'm thinking that there must be a better way than cutting up rings. You're right, there are better ways. snipped excellent info ;) Peter, there is something else about the original image - to me, it looks as though it could be some kind of black line under a dome of coloured clear material, even a coloured glass cab maybe? The cartoon image, with its highlights and reflections, looks like this to me. I'm just thinking of the rings that may be produced here, gotta get it right first. -SP- Peter Rowe |
On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:49:16 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry "-SP-"
wrote: Peter, there is something else about the original image - to me, it looks as though it could be some kind of black line under a dome of coloured clear material, even a coloured glass cab maybe? The cartoon image, with its highlights and reflections, looks like this to me. I'm just thinking of the rings that may be produced here, gotta get it right first. It does indeed look domed, your right. but I'm not sure I see it as the black line being under much of anything. Seems to me that it just looks black and shiney or metallic. thats why I thought just silver lines that could be oxidized would be a good way to do it. But if, as I suggested, the pink is something like Ceramic or a similar resin (such as the more durable U.V. cured things that are now out there, derived I think from the dental field), then it seems like it would be easy to overcoat the whole thing, pink opaque parts AND the oxidized silver lines, with a clear coat. This would work just as well, or better even, with vitreous enamels too. And would have the advantage then of protecting the black oxidation against wear, so it would stay black. If one wanted a real domed covering, then it would be of course possible to leave a little bit of the recess to the overall design's edge, to be used as a bezel for a quartz cab capping it. But that would considerably complicate things, I think. What I was thinking is essentially just cloisonne enamel work, only with cast in place cloisons, and perhaps the easier to use resins instead of vitreous enamels. Peter |
"Tasha" wrote in message ... However, I've now been asked to turn out a whole lot more of identical pieces, and I'm thinking that there must be a better way than cutting up rings. If I can find some blank silver-coloured signet rings of the correct shape, can anyone advise me of the best way to create the pink and black seal design on them? I assume a thin sheet of Fimo would break off much too easily... I'll try anything but the simpler the technique the better, as I'm totally new to this. Well, as mentioned earlier by Peter, it would be good to make your own model for casting. You've obviously got the talent in making that first ring. Just make a model and get it cast in the metal you want, but please see my reply to Peter in this thread first. Regards, -SP- Thanks kindly, Tasha |
Peter W. Rowe pwrowe@ixDOTnetcomDOTcom wrote in message
. .. On Sun, 23 Nov 2003 12:49:16 -0800, in rec.crafts.jewelry "-SP-" wrote: Peter, there is something else about the original image - to me, it looks as though it could be some kind of black line under a dome of coloured clear material, even a coloured glass cab maybe? The cartoon image, with its highlights and reflections, looks like this to me. I'm just thinking of the rings that may be produced here, gotta get it right first. It does indeed look domed, your right. snip Thanks to all for the help! For what it's worth, I've since found a production sketch and I believe the ring is meant to be flat on top as Peter says: http://ohtori.nu/gallery/sketchbook/Misc08.gif I'll certainly look into finding some casting wax then, though I've got to admit I'm rather intimidated by the idea of carving my own ring shape... I might look into finding a jeweler somewhere nearby (I'm in the UK) to do it for me, as you say. If having the rings cast is impractical, am I likely to be able to find similarly shaped rings with blank settings somewhere, which I could simply add a flat version of the seal to? I'm thinking of rings sold for purposes of adding gems and suchlike. Thanks again, Tasha |
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