[Jewelry making - Article 00046] - Re: [Orchid] Frustrated with final designs

[Beth Rosengard]

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>     Beth, I do very little with good stones but I'm wondering why you
>     don't lay your stones out on a background that will match the
>     material that you will set them in? 

    Hi Marilyn,  If I understand  your question correctly, you're asking
    why, if I'm going to set my stones in gold, don't I design on top of
    a gold-colored paper so that the colors stay true from the design
    stage to the finished piece?  That's an interesting concept but it
    doesn't solve the problem.  For instance, any light to medium
    saturation blue cabochon placed on a gold-colored paper or set in
    gold will turn some shade of green.  Similarly, if the cab is light
    to medium saturation pink, it will become peach or orange.  So, if I
    always laid out my stones on a gold background and then set them in
    gold bezels, I'd pretty much have to eliminate blue and pink from my
    color palette.  And I'm not willing to do that! 

Beth

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