Color on Metal: 50 Artists Share Insights and Techniques (Hardcover)

~ Tim McCreight (Author), Nicole Bsullak (Author) "The history of coloration on metal coincides with the history of metal refining..." (more)
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Product Description

Color on Metal presents the work and words of metal artists in love with color. In the past several years, jewelry and decorative metal objects have become emancipated from the traditional reliance on silver and gold. Not only are copper and brass now fair game for serious designers, but the beautiful rich colors of enamels and patinas, as well as recent technologies like electroplating and anodizing, have become increasingly popular.

An introductory chapter explains the different ways that metal can be colored. Four sections of striking full-color images illustrate the rich diversity of color as it is seen in contemporary work: patinas, enamels, applied color and avant-garde. For each of 50 pieces, the artists describe their personal approaches to color and process, offering insight into the creative mind.

* Stunning examples of work by top jewelers and metal artists
* Explains the techniques used, with text that is enlightening but not overly technical
* A must-have volume for artists and collectors

About the Author

Nicole Bsullak studied at Vermont College, Maine College of Art, University of Utah and Cornish College of the Arts. She works in a variety of metals and alternative materials not usually associated with jewelry. Tim McCreight is a teacher at Maine College of Art in Portland and author of several books on metalsmithing, including Jewelry: Fundamentals of Metalsmithing and The Metalsmith's Book of Boxes & Lockets. They both live in Portland, Maine.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 126 pages
• Publisher: Guild Publishing; illustrated edition edition (April 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893164063
• ISBN-13: 978-1893164062
• Product Dimensions: 9.6 x 9.5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #688,233 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

72 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Coffee Table Book, December 3, 2001

By A Customer

This is a great book for the coffee table. It has lots of beautiful color pictures with a brief history of the artist and the piece in the photo but if you are looking for ideas with detailed information on how to color metal using mediums other than paint, don't waste your time or money.

58 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Where did all the color go?, August 8, 2003

By	"brotron" (Los Angeles, CA United States) - See all my reviews

50 artists share insights but the techniques seem to be limited to a brief explanation and a footnote at the bottom of a picture listing the material used. While many of the photos are great examples of what "can" be done with color, you won't be finding out "how" with this book. But hey, you will get to read 50 esoteric explanations of abstract principals, the kind that artists throw in their bios to make their work seem more interesting than it really is. As a coffee table book it's fine but the useable information is extremely limited.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Color on Metal: 50 Aftists Share Insights and Techniques, June 29, 2007

By	Gail L. Rooney "Hot Mama Design" (Mexico) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I love everything that Tim McCreight has written. However, I wish I had read this title more thoroughly. I am a beginner in metal and was looking for a book to give me recipes for Patinas. This did not. It may help me later on after I have developed more skills.