To familiarize the students with the basic concepts in jewellery & gemology. Study of evolution & development of jewellery making & trade practices in India. Introduction to Gem stones and materials used in jewellery and study their properties.
To imparts extensive practical training in finishes and enameling, a lost art that has a potential to create object de' art.
Jewellery Making techniques :
Metal finishing techniques : 40 hrs.
Type of soil on metal
cleaning solution finishing technique
Hand polishing and buffing
Rhodium plating
Type of finishes on metals :
Gloss
Matte
Florentine
Satin
Hammering
Surface ornamentation 50 hrs.
Enameling
Stamping
Stone setting: 30 Hrs.
Prong
Channel
Bezel
Pave
References:
Jewellery Manufacture and Repair By Charles Jarvis
Jewellery Making Manual By Sylvia Wicks
Jewellery Making Techniques Book: by Elizabeth Oliver