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  • Mushroom Painting

    Mushroom Painting

    Mushrooms have long been a point of fixation for artists. Whether whimsical or associated with the death and decay poisonous varieties might offer, mushroom painting has been popular in various...

    James Abbott |

  • Gouache Jewellery Painting

    Gouache Jewellery Painting

    For every bespoke piece of jewellery, we make from start to finish, we produce a hand-painted jewellery design that you can keep. We love the results of hand painting jewellery...

    James Abbott |

  • Lab Grown Blood Diamonds?

    Lab Grown Blood Diamonds?

        I’ve written about Lab-grown diamonds in the past and how I think that the industry messaging oversimplifies the ethical arguments about diamonds. In essence, they boil it down...

    James Abbott |

  • How To Paint Opals

    How To Paint Opals

    Opals are a form of deposited silica that diffracts light to create gemstones with a varied array of colours. Opals contain 3-21% water by weight and they are a hydrated,...

    James Abbott |

  • Jewellery Illustration

    Jewellery Illustration

    Hand painting jewellery rendersJewellery renders are often painted onto grey paper. Using grey paper allows you to use simple dark and light tone for highlights and low lights, rather than...

    James Abbott |

  • Freelance Jewellery CAD

    Freelance Jewellery CAD

    2D designs are great but to really get a feel for how the piece of jewellery will interact with the body you need a 3d object.  In the past, a...

    James Abbott |

  • Purple Grey Spinel

    Purple Grey Spinel

    Purple grey Spinel. 1.86ct rectangular cushion cut gemstone.

    James Abbott |