Tuesday, February 15, 2011

Color With Metal


I love working with the cast pewter.
Sometimes, to add some color, I combine it with the cast resin cabochons.
Or make a centerpiece of polymer clay, to give the metal some bright color. Like the red heart in the previous post, that was handpainted and added to a pewter bezel.

But I've long wanted to re-create the look of enameled metal, the shiny, luminous colors.

I have been playing around with ways to get that look.
I think I'm there.


This replica of a french medal has a ruby, luminous border around it.

The texture of the leaves shows through, and it reflects the light back for an inner glowing look.
Just like the real enamels do. 

3 comments:

SummersStudio said...

Colour is a great addition and I do like the transparency of it over the leaves.

TesoriTrovati said...

Sweet! I love the addition of the color. Nicely done, Lynn! It looks so old and antique. Exactly the look I would expect from your fauxtiques!
Enjoy the day.
Erin

Beatnheart said...

lovely new work.