Recommended Tools & Supplies:
Liver Of Sulfur;
Ammonia;
Copper Tongs;
Renaissance Wax;
Shoe Shine Brush;
0000 Steel Wool; and,
Paint Brushes
Purchases made using the Amazon links on the OJA website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com, help to financially support the OJA. On our website you'll also find links to products from Durston Tools that we have reviewed. Or, you can access Durston's website at durston.com/oja.
In this video, Professor John Ahr of the Online Jewelry Academy demonstrates how to apply colorful patinas to silver pieces using liver of sulfur.
Patination is a great way to enhance the dimensions of a silver piece. And liver of sulfur is a smelly but fun way to quickly give depth to a silver surface.
Have you ever noticed how silver items tarnish? They seem to turn shades of blue, yellow, orange and purple before they become a silvery grey. Well, liver of sulfur causes the same sort of oxidizing on a silver surface. The really cool part is that if you prepare the metal surface through depletion gilding techniques, you can pump up the color that the liver of sulfur produces. Likewise, if you perform tests where you monitor the temperature of the water, the amount of liver of sulfur and the exposure time, you can begin to control the color that you get. Unfortunately, unless you do something to coat your piece and protect the finish, the colors will fade over time.
If you like this video, we've got plenty more. You can find the OJA's videos organized by category on our website at: http://www.onlinejewelryacademy.com
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The OJA offers complete courses on Udemy.com.
1. Beginners course "Colorful Silver Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/makingjewelry/?couponCode=JOHN_AHR
2. Intermediate course "Making Beautiful Articulated Hinged Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/articulatedhingedjewelry/?couponCode=ARTICULATED
3. Stone Setting Course "5 Ways To Enhance Jewelry Design Through Stone Setting"
https://www.udemy.com/stonesetting/?couponCode=OJA-DISCOUNT
Follow us on:
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/onlinejewelryacademy/
And, you can support the production of future OJA videos by making a monthly contribution at: http://www.Patreon.com/onlinejewelryacademy.
Liver Of Sulfur;
Ammonia;
Copper Tongs;
Renaissance Wax;
Shoe Shine Brush;
0000 Steel Wool; and,
Paint Brushes
Purchases made using the Amazon links on the OJA website at: www.onlinejewelryacademy.com, help to financially support the OJA. On our website you'll also find links to products from Durston Tools that we have reviewed. Or, you can access Durston's website at durston.com/oja.
In this video, Professor John Ahr of the Online Jewelry Academy demonstrates how to apply colorful patinas to silver pieces using liver of sulfur.
Patination is a great way to enhance the dimensions of a silver piece. And liver of sulfur is a smelly but fun way to quickly give depth to a silver surface.
Have you ever noticed how silver items tarnish? They seem to turn shades of blue, yellow, orange and purple before they become a silvery grey. Well, liver of sulfur causes the same sort of oxidizing on a silver surface. The really cool part is that if you prepare the metal surface through depletion gilding techniques, you can pump up the color that the liver of sulfur produces. Likewise, if you perform tests where you monitor the temperature of the water, the amount of liver of sulfur and the exposure time, you can begin to control the color that you get. Unfortunately, unless you do something to coat your piece and protect the finish, the colors will fade over time.
If you like this video, we've got plenty more. You can find the OJA's videos organized by category on our website at: http://www.onlinejewelryacademy.com
Subscribers to the OJA's YouTube channel have the option to receive regular notification of new OJA video releases. So, why not subscribe now? Be sure to click on the bell next to the subscribe button to turn on notifications.
The OJA offers complete courses on Udemy.com.
1. Beginners course "Colorful Silver Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/makingjewelry/?couponCode=JOHN_AHR
2. Intermediate course "Making Beautiful Articulated Hinged Jewelry"
https://www.udemy.com/articulatedhingedjewelry/?couponCode=ARTICULATED
3. Stone Setting Course "5 Ways To Enhance Jewelry Design Through Stone Setting"
https://www.udemy.com/stonesetting/?couponCode=OJA-DISCOUNT
Follow us on:
Instagram - http://www.instagram.com/onlinejewelryacademy/
And, you can support the production of future OJA videos by making a monthly contribution at: http://www.Patreon.com/onlinejewelryacademy.