Jewellery Designing : Eligibility & Course Areas
A course in Jewellery designing is a comprehensive one, dealing with
all the fine details of jewellery making and designing. Specially meant
for those who are creative and have an artistic blend of mind, these courses
give basic information on the different kinds of stones, colour coding,
schemes, polishing and finishing, presentation and framing, drawing techniques,
ornament making and designing and so on. Apart from these, they could
also learn special skills like electroplating, metal colouring, anodizing,
enameling, stone setting and silversmithing. Numerous institutes all over
India offer various courses in jewellery designing. In most of the institutes,
the course is incorporated with other designing courses.
For Diploma, Degree and Certificate courses in Jewellery designing, one
should have passed 10+2 or equivalent examination from any stream of a
recognised institution. Several short term courses are offered for those
who have completed their 10th class. Before qualifying for the course,
a student has to pass an aptitude test followed by an interview. Crash
courses are also offered to the working professionals and students. Training
in this field may include art classes through technical schools, along
with computer-aided jewelry design training in specific software packages
like Rhino, Jewel Cad, Auto Cad, 3D Studio, etc. Moreover, the use of
Photoshop, Corel Draw and in-depth analysis of volume, weight and metal
composition are generally considered to be vital parts of the jewellery
designing syllabus.
Duration of the courses may vary from 3-6 months to 2-3 years. The
minimum age required is 15 years. As part of their curriculum most institutes
conduct special workshops for students.
Personal skills
The most vital attribute needed for a jewellery designer is the
sense of design and a passion for the profession. They should be creative,
imaginative, technically sound, well-versed with the fashion industry,
and committed to work. Other attributes needed for a designer are skills
in drawing and computer designing, an open mind that can visualise designs
from anything and everything, skills to understand the latest trends and
practical skills with tools and materials. They must also possess a working
knowledge about manufacturing, understanding of various metals and gemstones
and must have numerical skills for measuring, calculating costs of materials
and pricing items.
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