Description

Finish metal castings of your wax pieces

A 2hr course introducing you to the tools, materials and essential techniques of finishing the metal castings of your wax jewellery peices. After this course you will have the basic skills required to continue making and finishing your own designs at home.

Prerequisite: Requires completion of Introduction to wax jewellery making

Skills covered

• An overview of ways to finish your metal castings
• Learn how to use tools required to remove the casting sprues
• Learn correct filing and sanding techniques
• Learn various polishing techniques to make your jewellery shine!
• Both professional techniques and methods you can use at home with a minimal tool set

What next?

• You can continue with ongoing sessions as and when required to work on skills related to your area of interest. These are at a rate of $36/hr
• You can enroll in the Intensive Wax Jewellery Course covering a wide range of skills tailored to your interest, beginner to advanced including mould making, wax carving, sculpture and various experimental techniques.
• You can enroll in our mould making course and discover the full potential of wax jewellery making by learning how to mass produce your designs, copy, modify & incorporate found objects and existing jewellery pieces into your own designs.

Duration: 2 hrs

Price: $72 (group session), $144 (private session)

Availability: Group sessions Tuesday, Fridays between 8am & 3pm
(class sizes are kept very small so sessions must be booked in advance. Sessions are available most weeks)