All Courses - Enamel Channel

All Classes, Basics, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Enamel Beginner

Prepare Enamel

Ricky demonstrates how he prepares his 80 mesh transparent enamel and his lump form transparent enamel (mortar and pestle).

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All Classes, Basics, Science, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, Explorer, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Classes, Enamel Beginner

Experimenting with Copper Preparation and Flux

Ricky explores different ways to prepare copper before firing a layer of flux onto the metal surface.

$5

All Classes, Cloisonne´ for Beginners, Basics, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, Explorer, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Finishing Skills, Classes

How I use my JoolTool

I use my JoolTool for grinding and polishing hundreds of enamels each year. It has changed this tedious part of my process into a fast, consistent, efficient, and even enjoyable step in my cloisonne´ process. I also use it in my bezel-making process!

Free

All Classes, Basics, Science, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Classes, Enamel Beginner, Firing Skills

Experiential Learning with a Torch

Using a torch, Ricky demonstrates the variable of "heat and your torch" when firing an opaque orange enamel layer onto a copper disc.

$5

All Classes, Basics, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Classes, Enamel Beginner

Create an "Enamel Canvas"

You can enamel with a torch instead of a kiln. Because the gas discolors the enamel, a few extra steps are often used. Watch as Ricky shows you how he does it.

$5

All Classes, Basics, Science, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, Classes, Enamel Beginner

Play and Experiment with Sgraffito

Ricky explores the technique of Sgraffito.

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