Metal tooling

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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.

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…

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...

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...

I've been making samples for a workshop I'll be teaching at the upcoming NAEA convention in Seattle, in March. The workshop is titled "Oh What a Relief - Fabulous Tooling Foil". So I've been posting pics of my samples in Facebook art teacher groups, and have gotten a lot of questions about technique. As a result, I'm diving into the world of videos, and have two (very low-tech but hopefully informative) videos to share with you! But first, here are some of the samples I've been sharing: I'm…

Metal foil for Scale Models, Model Building, Model Railways, Hobby Construction, Plastic Model

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