Jewelry Design Class -------- >>> 9 weeks

 

Increase your earning power ! Offer your customers more personalized service. Purchase jewelry lines with a sharper eye for design and appeal.

 

What you learn :

Step by step, you learn to sketch and illustrate gems, metals and jewelry throgh extensive practice and expert coaching from your instructor. Develop a solid foundation in the theory and practice of creating quality jewelry designs. Through one-on-one coaching from our world-renowned faculty, you learn how to design for beauty, problem-free manufacturing, long wear, and comfort. You also acquire the skills needed to create and illustrate designs for a diverse range of jewelry - in full color and fine detail. Practice drawing and painting techniques that help you promote your design ideas to jewelers and clients successfully. Discover how some of the world's most accomplished jewelry designers draw from a variety of inspirational sources to keep their design ideas flowing. At the end of the course, you participate in a jewelry design exhibition and will display your projects before invited guests.

• Discover how to illustrate the shape and form of metal
• Learn how to work with drafting tools
• Illustrate textures of jewelry surfaces
• Understand jewelry design theory and acquire a working knowledge of jewelry artistry
• Learn how to render yellow and white metals, as well as a range of faceted and cabochon gemstones and pearls
• Be able to illustrate rings in five different views, making it easy to communicate your jewelry design to customers or manufacturers
• Practice creating jewelry designs for both men and women
• Learn how to keep your design ideas flowing

 

Prerequisites : No artistic training or experience required.

 

Who can benefit :

Sales associates, managers, owners, jewelry designers, manufacturers, craftspeople, and hobbyists.

 

You will earn : GIA Jewelry Design Certificate