Jewelry Design
GIA Florence
 

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Program Terms • Spring Program Participants • Undergraduate (College) • Graduate (College) • Adults Subject Areas • Design		Quick Look • Location: Florence - Italy • Language of Instruction: English Overview You'll learn the principles of quality jewelry design. Develop the skills needed to create and illustrate designs for a variety of jewelry in full color and fine detail. Learn how to design for beauty, problem-free manufacturing, long wear, and comfort. You'll practice drawing techniques that will help you communicate your design ideas clearly and appealingly to jewelers and clients. You'll learn how to design jewelry from a variety of inspirational sources and present your finished watercolor renderings professionally. CLASS HIGHLIGHTS: -Understand jewelry design theory and acquire a working knowledge of jewelry artistry -Be able to illustrate the shape and form of metal -Learn how to work with drafting tools -Illustrate textures of jewelry surfaces -Learn how to render yellow and white metals, as well as a range of faceted and cabochon gemstones and pearls -Discover how to illustrate rings in five different views, making it easy to communicate your jewelry design to customers or manufacturers -Practice creating jewelry designs for both men and women -Learn how to keep your design ideas flowing GIA also offers a Intermediate CAD/CAM Jewelry Manufacturing Course Housing/Accommodation • Apartment / Flat Program Costs Jewelry Design 8 weeks full time Euro 5.160 Costs Include:  All course materials, Design Kit. On course completion you will be awarded the GIA Jewelry Design Certificate. Dates Jewelry Design (8 weeks) 8 May - 30 June 2006 Contact GIA Florence Uffizi Center Via del Castello d'Altafronte, 11 50122 Florence Italy Tel: 0039 055 215964 Fax: 0039 055 2655522 Email Send Email Web Visit Website
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