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Jinks McGrath: First Steps in Enamel(l)ing [Die Kunst des Emaillierens]
From the blurb:
"Many
people
still think of enamelling as a professionals-only craft. But now that
very compact and inexpensive kilns are widely available, the
craft is
becoming more and more popular. One of the joys of enamelling
is that
the fundamental techniques really are relatively easy. First
Steps
in Enamelling shows how, once the first steps are
mastered, you
will be able to produce beautiful jewellery, bowls and tiles that
glow with durable colour.
Jinks McGrath explains everything you need to know to get started: choosing and using a kiln; the tools you need; buying precious metal; selecting and preparing enamels. She mixes step-by-step instructions on basic wet and dry techniques with inspiration, showing how easy it is to experiment, with different metals, with different colours, and with different types of enamel.
She encourages you to be inventive by employing a variety of techniques in 20 easy-to-follow projects. Cloisonné, champlevé, and other techniques needed to produce highly original pieces are explained with the aid of precise notes and instructive illustrations. Practice your newly acquired skills on pieces that have been especially created, and which incorporate the major principles of both design and technique. Each project is flexible enough to be modified to suit your own interpretation of the design.
All the technical information you need is at your fingertips in useful reference charts, giving metal characteristics, firing temperatures, cleaning processes, and other essential facts - making First Steps in Enamelling both an invaluable beginner's manual and an on-going reference book."
This is the publisher's note. To view a samples of my German
translation please click the logo on top.Jinks McGrath explains everything you need to know to get started: choosing and using a kiln; the tools you need; buying precious metal; selecting and preparing enamels. She mixes step-by-step instructions on basic wet and dry techniques with inspiration, showing how easy it is to experiment, with different metals, with different colours, and with different types of enamel.
She encourages you to be inventive by employing a variety of techniques in 20 easy-to-follow projects. Cloisonné, champlevé, and other techniques needed to produce highly original pieces are explained with the aid of precise notes and instructive illustrations. Practice your newly acquired skills on pieces that have been especially created, and which incorporate the major principles of both design and technique. Each project is flexible enough to be modified to suit your own interpretation of the design.
All the technical information you need is at your fingertips in useful reference charts, giving metal characteristics, firing temperatures, cleaning processes, and other essential facts - making First Steps in Enamelling both an invaluable beginner's manual and an on-going reference book."
Cover of the German edition
Enamelling/Emailliertechnik
Glossary of Enamelling (Enameling) German/Deutsch --> English/Englischand vice versa
more to follow soon
abschreckenMetall nach dem Erhitzen in Wasser oder Beize abkühlen.ätzen | quenchcooling metal after heating in water or pickleetchingusing an acid solution to eat away exposed metaloverglaze coloursvery finely ground coloured enamels used for painting, usually on to a previously enamelled basebasse-tailleenamelling technique using transparent enamels over an engraved, carved or chased metal surfaceresist or stop-outa bitumen-based compound varnish used to prevent acid eating into metal during etching.picklepumice powderkilncloisonnéplique-à-jourEnamelling technique using transparent enamels suspended in open metal cells, giving a "stained glass window" effect.counterenamelEnamel fired on to the reverse of a piece to relieve tensions built up between the enamel on the front and the metal surface.enamellingfusing glass to metal at high temperaturesglass brusha brush made of strands of glass fibre, used to clean and shine metal surfacesannealsoftening metal by heating and cooling it at the correct temperaturesengravingfusing glass to metal at high temperaturesgrisailleenamelling technique that uses white enamel to build up tones and depth over a black enamel base.gumMaterial that holds wet or dry enamel on to metal and is safe at high temperatures. Gum tragacanth was once used. The commercially produced gum now used burns out without leaving a mark under the enamel.hard enamelenamel that fuses at a high temperature and is usually heat-resistantmicamineral sheet that withstands high temperatures, sometimes used as a backing for plique-à-jour enamels. Also used a a clean base for enamels while in the kiln.low firing enamelsenamel that becomes molten at temperatures of -678°C (1250°F) and belowoil of lavendermedium used for mixing fine overglaze enamelsopalescent enamelsoxidisationdiscolouration of metal caused by oxygenburnisherHighly polished stainless steel tool. Hand-held and used to produce a shiny surface when rubbed on to metal.firestainspyrometera probe that fits into the back of the kiln, connected to a temperature gauge showing the exact temperature in the kilnnitric acidacid used with water for etching silver and in the removal of firestainsulphuric acidsgraffitoregulatorchasingpushing or punching a line on to the front of metal to form a designsoft enamelfluxformerfrit |
Last modified: 5 November 2009
