Item Name:
Metal Clay: The Complete Guide
SKU:
BK92
Description:
Metal Clay: The Complete Guide is a hardcover reference book by Jackie Truty, ISBN 978-0896894303. It is constructed as a comprehensive, shelf-reference style guide that takes a metal clay artist from material basics through finished projects, with broad coverage of tools, handling, forming methods, and troubleshooting. It is used when you want one go-to book for day-to-day studio questions, including how to keep clay workable, how to roll and texture, how to form components, and how to plan shapes such as bails, loops, beads, and connectors. For lampworkers and glass artists, it is especially useful when you want to combine metal clay with glass, enamels, beads, and gemstones to build stronger mixed-media jewelry and more professional finished findings around lampworked beads and pendants.
How it is used:
- Use it as a bench reference for metal clay materials, tools, care, and handling so you can prevent drying and cracking during forming.
- Follow the forming techniques for rolling, texturing, stamping, lids, and shaping to build consistent components that fit your design.
- Use the instructions for bails, loops, beads, and connectors when you need reliable attachment points for lampworked beads, pendants, and fused elements.
- Reference the troubleshooting guidance to correct common issues before firing and finishing.
- Work through the included projects to practice complete workflows from raw clay to finished piece.
Dimensions:
- 7" x 8"
- Hard Cover
- 256 Pages
