
The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
A Manual for Fine Metalworkers, Sculptors and Designers
- ISBN 9780500015018
- 28.50 x 20.50 cm
- Hardback
- 372pp
- 275 Illustrations, 220 in colour
- First published 1991
£45.00
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Metal Colouring Techniques
Surfaces for colouring • Degreasing and cleaning • Immersion colouring • Application techniques • Scratch-brushing, bristle-brushing • Applied pastes • Torch technque • Heat colouring • Vapour technique • Particle technique (sawdust) • Appressed materials • (cotton-wool, cloth) • Partial plate colouring (bi-metallic) • Finishing
The Recipes
Cast bronze • Cast yellow brass • Copper and copper-plate • Gilding metal • Sheet yellow brass • Silver and silver-plate
Safety
Appendices
Bibliography
Also of interest
Decorative Stone: The Complete Sourcebook


