All Courses - Enamel Channel

All Classes, Cloisonne´ for Beginners, Basics, Science, How To Lessons, Enamel Channel Gold, Enamel Channel Silver, $5 Classes (or less), Enamel Channel Membership, Beginner, New Additions, Classes, Enamel Beginner

Flash Your Fine Silver

Ricky shares techniques and tips for "flashing" his fine silver shapes and handmade foil. He uses either a firebrick and a hotplate kiln for this step. The purpose is to keep the silver highly reflective during the enameling process.

$5

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

Prepare Copper & Fine Silver for Transparent Enamel

I like to enamel on copper and fine silver. Ricky demonstrates how different metals may require different approaches to PREPARING your metal before adding the first layer of enamel onto the front.

$5

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).

$4

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, Enamel Color Layers, Basics, Enamel Channel Gold, New Additions, Classes, Cloisonne Beginner

Creative Enamel Color: Custom Colors

Create unique layers of color in this simple but expansive set of tutorials. Feel a sense of freedom as you play and experiment to create your own personal color palette.

$29