Metal tooling

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(thesmartteacher.com) This is a keynote presentation with a brief history of Illuminated Capitals and a lesson on metal tooling and the process of Repousse.

We have been doing samplers like this for at least 15 years. We usually make them tracing squares or rectangles (I recommend using the scor-it for that) for each texture. This time I decided to use a puzzle shape. You can use Dreamweaver stencil for that. This particular sampler was done in pewter and I used the following MercArt's tools: *Dash wheel *Herringbone Decorative Wheel *Points with Gap Decorative Wheel *Assorted sizes of Cup and Ball *Squares Decorative Wheel *4 Needles Tool *Mini…

This was probably one of the favorites. My 8th graders enjoyed it because most had not used the material before. I cut 7" squares of ca...

Draw a stylized sun on tooling foil and emboss the features. Paint with acrylic and wipe off the highlights. Project idea has directions and a video.

Please heed my warning: this post is extra long. Also, I meant to post it on Monday. It's been that sort of week. Each summer, my district...

First Grade Metal Tooling Robots - Students used stylus sticks to draw their robots, then painted the entire rectangle with black acrylic. Wiping away the paint by rubbing a paper towel in a circular motion created the antique effect.

We have loved these Sandra Silberzwieg portraits so much, and last week in our Charlotte, NC children's art studio we did them on tooling foil! Come see!