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Designing Jewelry: Brooches, Bracelets, Necklaces and Accessories

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This is my second book by the same people who drew and painted those necklaces and bracelets in the book. One of the person in the book was also a professor of mine at FIT(Fashion Institute of Technology,NYC). He was a wonderful teacher and his works are just amazing.

I recommend this book to anyone who is starting out in something like mechanical drafting or jewelry design. Which is what I am in now. It helps alot. If you need to know how to render a bracelet or a necklace, just look up the book and follow. Its simple enough. It also shows you all varieties of bracelets and necklaces that you can get inspirations and ideas out of if you have problems thinking of your designs.

It helps to have this book at hand because it shows you the techniques and everything.

I had heard so many great things about this book, but I have to say that although it's lovely to flick through, it would have been great to have some step by step guidance on rendering. It is full of lovely illustrations of jewellery beautifully rendered. The text tends to describe the piece rather than how to do it yourself. So there are some elements of how to design, just not rendering... So I guess just don't buy it to learn how to draw.
The drawings are lovely, but unless you already have a great collection of drawing books and are looking to add to it, I would suggest Techniques of Jewelry Illustration and Colour rendering, by Adolfo Mattiello. (it comes with templates and is quite pricy but well worth it)
Also, Jewelry Illustration by Dominique Audette. (though it's pretty full on with technical detail). That is if you are looking to learn how to illustrate jewellery.
I wish he would do a step by step book for illustration of jewellery. I bet it would be amazing...

This book guides you through the art of jewelry designing. A must have for aspiring jewelry designers. Full of pictures of designs and finished pieces