The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals
A Manual for Fine Metalworkers, Sculptors and Designers
Richard Hughes
Michael Rowe
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| 'A meticulous piece of research, immaculately presented' | | – Design |
| 'I am so impressed by this book it's hard to know where to start' | | – Metalsmith |
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 |
|  |  | | | | ISBN 0500015015 | | ISBN-13 978-0500015018 | | | | 28.6 x 20.6 cm | | Hardback | | 372pp | | 275 illustrations, 220 in colour | | First published 1991 | | | | £42.00 | | | |  | | | | 
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