Up for sale now in my new ETSY store (StewArt Glass and Gems) is a new tutorial...The exact title of it is "A Comprehensive Guide to the Art of Metal Etching"! What does this have to do with lampworking...Well, included in the tutorial is a 5 page addendum, or mini-tut if you will, all about etching your own custom
BEAD CAPS! Also included, besides the mini-tut on
BEAD CAPS, is another mini-tut entitled "Yes, You Can Etch on Both Sides" and another small one on making your own dapping tool...cheap, cheap cheap! I mean we want those bead caps to fit the bead properly don't we.
This in-depth tutorial covers metal etching on copper, brass, bronze, nickel silver and sterling silver. Proper use of both types of etchant is discussed at length. This tutorial also includes in-depth instruction on using PnP Blue as a resist for the etching; and instructions on how to import your own custom designs and produce multiples of the design for etching.
The tutorial is 40 pages long and includes many photos taken in my shop. It is downloadable as a .pdf. Included also are 3 pages of copyright free designs...2 for jewelry such as earrings, pendants and bracelets, and one just full of beadcap designs to use right away.
Because it really is an in-depth tutorial (geared toward beginning metal artists) you should be able to etch on any size (within reason) piece of metal from tiny bead caps to plaques. I have even etched album covers. Imagine a nice little etched album to hold those sleeves of silver leaf and foil.
Here is the link to this wonderful new tutorial...
https://www.etsy.com/listing/1685740...op_home_active
