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Techniques of Jewelry Illustration 
and Color Rendering    by Adolfo Mattiello

About the Author
Adolfo Mattiello is a jeweler, model maker and author. He was educated in Europe and South America where his professional jewelry experience began. Mr. Mattiello's technical background includes industrial design as well as jewelry design. He worked as a jeweler and model maker for over twenty years in various New York City jewelry manufacturing firms. Mr. Mattiello has taught model making classes at Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts in San Francisco, at Highline College in Washington and has conducted workshops for Rio Grande in Tucson.

Contents
1 Preface
3 Acknowledgements
5 About the Author
6 The Designers
10 Rings---Designs through History
12 Creating Designs
14 Tools & Materials
Illustrating the Ring
19 Quick Sketching -- Introduction
20 Quick Sketching 1 -- Sketching with the use of templates
22 Quick Sketching 2 -- Pencil Rendering - Project 1
23 Project 2
24 Project 3
25 Quick Sketching 3 -- Color Rendering - General Instructions
26 Project 1
27 Project 2
28 Project 3
29 Project 4
30 Multiple Views -- Introduction
32 Multiple Views 1 --Illustrating the Ring Top & Side Views
39 Multiple Views -- Illustrating a Ballerina Ring
41 Multiple Views 2 -- Illustrating the Ring Top, Side and End View
46 Multiple Views 3 -- Color Rendering Project 1
52 Project 2
56 Perspective --Introduction
57 Perspective 1 --Illustrating the Band with the use of Templates
58 Project 1
62 Project 2
64 Perspective 2 --Understanding Perspective
72 Perspective 3 --Illustrating the Ring in Perspective - Project 1
74 Project 2
78 Project 3
79 Project 4
80 Perspective 4 --Color Rendering of Ring Project 2
82 Ring Project 3
84 Ring Project 4
87 From Design to Finished Piece -- Introduction
88 From Design to Finished Piece 1 -- Designer as Part of a Team
92 From Design to Finished Piece 2 --
The Jewelry Manufacturing Process
103 Rendering with Gemstones -- Introduction
104 Rendering with Gemstones 1 -- Drawing the Stones
105 Drawing, Faceting and Shading Round Brilliant Stones
106 Drawing, Faceting and Shading Pear Shapes & Marquise
107 Drawing, Faceting and Shading Emerald Cut & Baguettes
108 Rendering a Diamond Ring
111 Steps in Rendering Color Faceted Stones
115 Bracelets -- Introduction
116 Bracelets 1 -- Sketching the Bracelet
122 Bracelets 2 -- Color Rendering Project
124 Bracelets 3 -- Color Rendering Project
129 The Gallery -- Introduction
130 Interviews & Designs Jean Mayeur
136 Interviews & Designs Abel Dubois
142 Commentary & Designs Judith Evans
149 Projecting Your Career -- Commentary & Practical Advise
142 List of Schools & Colleges that offer jewelry design courses