Illustration And Design For Jewellery Short Course
Course description
Course overview
This course is designed to provide participants with new skills in drawing, tips and shortcuts for creating beautiful work and a portfolio to build on in the future. It will help you successfully communicate your creative design ideas. The course will also explore several illustration and design skills and culminate with a group critique that will enable you to share your approach and ideas with others.
Who this course is for
Anyone with basic making skills who wants to learn how to research concepts and to understand the jewellery design process. Jewellery students keen to develop their drawing skills towards building a portfolio of work for future studies or for personal development and enjoyment.
Key information
Topics covered
- Explore drawing skills for jewellery design whilst developing your own personal style
- How to render different metals and gems and create visually stunning 3D images
- Investigating how to find unusual reference material from a variety of sources, using London and its museums and galleries as a source of inspiration
- How to successfully utilise this research as part of the design process
- Work on a more substantial personal project based on the previous sessions work
- How to present your work to the highest of standards
- Group critique to share your approach and ideas with others
Learning outcomes
- Develop new skills in drawing
- Gain tips and shortcuts for creating beautiful work and a portfolio to build on in the future
- Learn how to successfully communicate your creative design ideas
- Digital badge and certificate of attendance
Materials
- Tablet or laptop for researches (possibility to use the library if they don’t have one)
- A thin mechanical pencil
- A selection of paint brushes, one extremely fine, one or two slightly larger. 0000, 000 (or 4/0 3/0) and 00, 0 (or 2/0, 1/0) can be sable or synthetic
- Your favourite tools to draw if you have them (it could be colourful pencils or markers for example).
- A sketchbook (A3 would be great)
- A4 GREY paper: needs to be non textured. At least 115gsm but could be thicker
Tutor
Edwin Charmain
Edwin Charmain is an Indonesia-born jewellery designer-maker based in London. His practice, PUSAKA, reinterprets the ancient art of filigree through a contemporary lens. Inspired by the heritage of batik and his family's background in textile manufacturing, Edwin transforms fine silver wire into intricate jewellery that bridges craftsmanship with contemporary design.
Charmain graduated with an MA in Design: Jewellery from Central Saint Martins in 2018. Alongside his studio practice, he has worked as a Jewellery & Metal Technician at the Royal College of Art and is an Associate Lecturer on the BA Jewellery Design programme at Central Saint Martins, where he supports students in developing visual communication and making skills, helping them translate ideas into well-resolved jewellery designs.
His work has been exhibited internationally and recognised with two Goldsmiths' Crafts & Design Council Awards. He is also a Freeman of the Worshipful Company of Gold and Silver Wyre Drawers.
Website: https://www.pusaka.co.uk
Instagram: @pusaka.jewellery
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