Beginners Guide


Transferring a design onto silver: It’s all well and good drawing a fantastic design on paper, but how do you transfer that design onto your silver?


n Metal ruler, scriber and dividers are all used for marking out designs onto metal sheet and wire. A scriber has a sharp metal point and is used like a pencil and dividers look similar to a compass (with two metal points) and can be used for measuring and marking straight lines and curves.


n A combination of tracing paper and carbon paper can be used to transfer a more complicated design. First prepare the metal surface using emery paper to refine and degrease. You can then paint the surface with a light coloured poster paint and allow it to dry. Draw your design onto the tracing paper and then turn it over onto the metal surface placing the carbon paper in between and then trace over the design again with a hard pencil. Then go over the design with a scriber and remove the paint.


n If you have access to a laser printer you can print a black and white design onto photographic paper and transfer to a clean and degreased metal surface using either a hot iron (without steam) or acetone or cellulose thinners. If you use the iron method put a layer of newspaper over the top of the photographic paper and hold the iron in place for 3-4 minutes. If you use thinners, simply place the design face down onto the metal and wipe the back of the paper over with a cloth soaked with thinners. N.B Remember to mirror your image using computer software before printing it out.


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