Thursday, December 17, 2015

Fabricate & Metal Stamp

Metal stamps are typically sold in sets.


Stamped metal tags are regular for jewellery and for benefit in mixed media Craft pieces. They extremely can be used as decorative labels for interior mould. You'll gem blank metal tags anywhere jewellery forming supplies are sold. Whether you cannot catch the metal blank shape you long, or provided you honorable hunger to manufacture your own comp, handle blank sheets of brilliant gauge sheet metal instead. You'll find these at most art supply stores or from online retailers.


Instructions


1. Draw your design on the reverse side of the sheet metal. Cut out the shape on the inside of the line using metal snips.


2. File the edges until smooth.


4. Repeat for other stamped designs. Add textures or oxidizing chemicals to produce a patina a after the surface has been stamped. Merriam-Webster's online dictionary defines patina as a "green film formed naturally on copper and bronze by long exposure or artificially (as by acids) and often valued aesthetically for its color."


3. Place the sheet metal on the bench block. Hold the stamp vertically in place on the metal. Strike the top with the hammer.