Tips for Embossing Metal

[@482milena]

love the video but if you score the edges it would be easier to fold back I think

[@UrsulaSmith]

Good tip Milena!! Thanks for posting it! Have an awesome day!

[@Fourwheeljive]

Thanx for the helpful hints. I’ve been wanting to get into metal embossing art. Looking at some basic tools on Amazon.

[@UrsulaSmith]

Sweet! Have fun!

[@Laza75]

Thank you so much Ursula so helpful

[@UrsulaSmith]

You're welcome Larraine! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@slimshader96]

When she said OOPS I felt that

[@sharonpragacz4768]

How do you finish an embossed metal pendant?? I would love to add solder to the pendant? copper self adhesive tape will accept the solder but backing ?? Could I back with he piece after paste has dried with another piece of metal??

[@UrsulaSmith]

Hi Sharon! This thin metal that I used here is not the type that I would use for soldering. For that I use thicker gauge metal and I would pattern/emboss it using a rolling mill with pattern plates or Yupo paper cutouts (as I show in another youTube video) or burlap, lace, etc. That metal can then be soldered with bails, earring wires etc. If you have anything like paste or resin or glue etc in a piece then you can't solder or you will melt/burn/ruin it. All that being said, you could take a thin piece of metal like was used here, emboss it and place it into an already made piece (that could have either been bought or hand made/soldered etc). For example, you could buy or make a pendant with a bezel and you could cut the metal to fit into the piece. I would probably use resin to glue the metal piece into the bezel, but you could use another jewelry glue or epoxy that you are comfortable with. Some other ideas off the top of my head- You could also incorporate the metal into a clay piece or concrete or even glass ( a bit more difficult) again using the jewelry adhesive of your choice (probably make a well in the materials to fit the metal before curing). And that can be inserted into a bezel. One other idea is you could also use a piece of embossed metal to press a design into clay (metal, polymer, air dry etc) and then when the clay piece is finished do the same thing to place it in a pre-made bezel. Does this help hopefully?

[@j.m.england6828]

Thanks for sharing this idea, but what is the purpose for using the textured paste, is it to simply fill in the opened areas on the back side?

[@UrsulaSmith]

Hi Melody! Yes, it was just to make sure that the embossed areas don't cave in when it is being handled later. You could use lots of different things as long as they harden up, keep their volume when dry, and stick to the metal. I was just watching a demo on an embossed metal project, and the artist used beeswax to accomplish the same thing. That would be difficult to use for warmer temperatures, so personally I would stick to the art mediums that have some volume when dry. Glue might even work in a pinch if you want to try it. I would first try to put out a puddle of whatever glue you have on a piece of paper just to make sure that when it dries it stays in the same shape and doesn't melt down. Hope that helps! Have a great day!

[@j.m.england6828]

@@UrsulaSmith Hi there, thank you for your reply, stay safe, i really enjoy (youtube), it helps me to stay home, lol ;-)

[@Rubyq0056]

Cool!,

[@bakinka2727]

So, how to emboss metal?

[@Debbzvanventure]

Should be called "How to fill embossed metal"

[@RhoTrepaan]

Awesome! Informative, and shiny :D

[@UrsulaSmith]

Haha- what could be better? ;)

[@ganeshsuthar8633]

Very beutifull

[@conniehigbee347]

Where do you buy the metal at?

[@UrsulaSmith]

Hi Connie! I used to buy it from my local scrapbook store which has since closed. DickBlick.com sells some that should work. Any thin metal somewhere around 30-34 gauge or thinner should be fine.

[@conniehigbee347]

Ursula Smith thank you so much!!! Your video was so helpful!!!

[@conniehigbee347]

Ursula Smith filling in the back, would plaster of Paris work? I happen to have some. I want to cover small pads for the grandkids for Christmas next year.

[@UrsulaSmith]

You're welcome! Have fun!!

[@auntbarbara5696]

Ebay and Amazon both have embossing metal.

[@blancapacheco6508]

What kinda molding paste

[@UrsulaSmith]

Hi Blanca! I typically use Golden products, but any brand should work.

[@s.s9397]

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