Color, Texture & Casting for Jewelers: Hands-On Demonstrations & Practical Applications Paperback – October 4, 2011

As a person with over 40 years of casting & teaching experience, I expected this book to provide clear and useful information about casting for use by students. Instead I found incomplete information, confusing layout and captions concerning process, and very minimal info about waxes and modeling them. There were also some glaring safety warning omissions. The broad range of approaches to casting are useful.The info about the other metals techniques may be handled much better (I am unfamiliar with some of them) but the handling of the casting information makes me doubt the accuracy there also. But for anyone who has some experience the information on all processes can be a good starting point.

Pretty good book. I'm a beginner and was able to follow along. Thanks

This book is technical and has good ideas. Was looking for a specific process and found it here. However, have since found a more straight forward way to produce the same result.

Any book by Codina is bound to be a winner. I have not found anyone who combines the simplicity of design with the accuracy of procedure and detailed photograph as Charles Codins. A welcomed piece to my library just to read and review.

Very nice book. Nicely illustrated, and some techniques for casting that I've never seen or heard of! The steps are clear, and the artist knows what he's talking about. I can't wait to incorporate some of these techniques into my jewelry!

This book has great mokume gane details and useful casting info. I was pleasantly surprised about how much I enjoy it.

This wonderful book. It 's very interesting to see all the detailed instructions that will provide for those who want to experiment, and learn many techniques, it is the right book! I find it incredibly amazing, definitely a book that I recommend.

Provides a lot of information and information on a various aspects of jewelry making. Instruction is given through words and pictures which is very helpful in fully understanding the instructions or information provided

The book presented by Carles Codina (I loved his 'The Complete Book of Jewelry Making: A Full-Color Introduction to the Jeweler's Art') is the perfect book to answer the questions "How they do that?"It introduces techniques, equipment and processes which I am sure must be covered more in-dept via courses if one is to really get into them, but with enough details and good photography to have a clear image of how it is done. The photos almost speak for themselves but the text underneath further explains clearly what we see.This is a "to the point" book which gets to the matter directly which I appreciate enormously.I admit it is too advanced for me but, so much to learn still! wonderful book!Mireille Dalpé-PrazeresEarth, Stone and Wire, Ottawa, Canada

Good book

Une nouvelle production de l'artiste catalan dédiée au moulage. Plusieurs artistes y interviennent avec leur productions. Il détaille les différentes méthodes pour obtenir des moulages qu'il transforme en bijou, avec un talent unique de bricoleur que j'apprécie et admire. Comme à l'accoutumé, le livre est rempli de photos qu'accompagnent et décrivent les différentes techniques de créations. Le moulage avec l'os de seiche(qui sent très fort), au sable, à la cire , comme les différentes étapes de la fabrication du bijou, depuis la fabrication de l'arbre, en passant par le coulage du métal, jusqu'à la cuisson au four. Des nouvelles montures pour pendentifs et bagues sont montrées, et une création étincelante d'un bracelet à partir des feuilles de géraniums, comme un bracelet avec des fleurs en relief, à partir de petites fleurs de pâte polymère,sans oublier le pendentif moulé dans des coton-tiges et sagex. Mais la grande sensation est une création d'une bague faite à partir d'un bloc que Mokumé Gané, sans soudure, façonné dans un petit cylindre , où l'on a fait une fente pour le travailler au marteau. Magnifique.Le bracelet avec des fleurs en relief, que l'on voit sur la couverture, est une oeuvre d'anthologie. Il ne faut pas dire, avec CC que l'on a tout vu, car il nous surprendra toujours avec son talent et son savoir faire.

von verrückt bis puristisch einfach. dieses band umfaßt alles und regt die eigenen kreativpotienziale an. sehr schöne Exponate und tolle techniken.

very interesting read