Common Tools used in Jewelry Design

pencil In principle, jewelry design should be drawn in the original size, so there are many fine places. It is recommended to use a harder, thin pencil. You can buy 0.3 or 0.35 mechanical pencils in professional stationery stores. I use these two types more frequently. There is also an automatic lead of 0.2 on Taobao, which has not had time to try. At the same time, prepare matching refills. brush It is necessary to prepare several brushes of different thickness for coloring. You can choose the brush material according to personal preference. In addition, you need to prepare a good line drawing pen for the outline of the jewelry. Needle pen/hook line pen Used to outline the outline of jewelry Colored pencils Water-soluble color lead is generally used for jewelry hand-painting; after painting, water-soluble color lead can be smudged with a fine brush and a small amount of water to achieve a better painting effect. pigment The paint is divided into watercolor paint and gouache paint. Watercolor paints are lighter and thinner, and can be used for sketching. Gouache paints have thicker texture and strong covering power, and are suitable for drawing renderings on our colored cardboard. Rubber Generally prepare two pieces, one soft rubber and one drawing rubber. You can cut the eraser into small squares for use. The sharp edges and corners are easier to wipe off the small parts. Plastic rubber (this kind of rubber is very soft and can be squeezed into various shapes); used for processing slight traces on the screen. Drawing eraser, you can cut the eraser into sharp angles to erase the details, and erase the pencil marks that are not suitable for removal. There is also a kind of eraser pen, like a mechanical pencil, except that the inner core is an eraser, which can be used to erase pictures more finely. paper Hand-painted jewelry can use ordinary sketch paper, gouache paper, etc., but the paper that people commonly use for hand-painted renderings is still cardboard. Three colors of white, gray, and black are commonly used. But black cardboard is more pleasing, you must pay attention to the color of jewelry when using black cardboard. Some materials with higher transparency and lighter colors are not recommended to use white cards, because the white color of white cards conflicts with the refraction highlights of gems and gold. Gray cards are more suitable for drawing renderings. litmus paper Sulfuric acid paper is a semi-transparent hard paper that can be used for copying images and tracing. Gem board This is a unique rule board for jewelry design, used to draw some common gem cuts and common geometric shapes. A must for jewelry designer. Cloud ruler Large and small, used to draw smooth curves. There are also ordinary set squares and straightedges. Be careful to buy transparent ones. Eraser A small iron sheet with various shapes hollowed out on it. Used to erase a certain detail in the picture. The hollowed-out part can be aligned with the position to be removed for wiping to ensure the integrity of other parts. Feather brush Used to sweep away the eraser dust without hurting the picture.