| Jewelery designing is an art of personal | | | | III. Historical Sources: |
| ornamentation. It is the study of arranging | | | | These are found from museums, historical |
| materials and objects for adornment of men | | | | monuments, libraries, sculptures, vases, calligraphy |
| & women. | | | | painting and ancient jewelery & other |
| Designing involves skill, creativity, & originality | | | | artifacts. |
| with an ability to visualize ideas observing, | | | | History has witnessed magnificent art periods like |
| recording and analyzing from things around us. So | | | | Medieval, Egyptian, Baroque, Art Nouveau, Art |
| whenever we design any piece of jewelery we | | | | Deco, etc that are rich in expression & |
| need some inspiration that comes in mind through | | | | inspiration. Fusion of conservative & |
| some sources. Design is a highly influenced by | | | | contemporary ideas & re-interpretation of |
| source of inspiration. what we see, feel, hear | | | | ancient art forms can give birth to a new & |
| greatly influences are creativity & expression. | | | | original style. All the recent Creativity is the blend |
| By and large, the visual information obtained | | | | of ancient with modern ideas. |
| influences a design the most. | | | | IV. Symbolic Sources: |
| These major design sources are around us in | | | | These includes emblems, religious symbols, Zodiac |
| abundance which can inspire oneself to design | | | | signs, organizational signs & symbols, |
| jewelery: | | | | occupational symbols, monograms & logos, |
| I. Natural sources: | | | | alphabets or geometric symbols, cartoons, etc. |
| These includes all god gifted nature, varieties of | | | | These are good source of design & |
| flora, fauna, insects, birds, animals, shells, trees | | | | inspiration. The combination & use of |
| & other forms of life. One can either | | | | different shapes & styles help us visualize |
| duplicate or create abstracts. Abstraction consist | | | | new combination and composition. |
| of using part and piece of original forms and | | | | V. Themes & Concepts: |
| combining forms or altering them to create a new | | | | If a designer thinks with an open mind he can |
| form. | | | | realize a deep concept or theme in every art |
| Nature is an endless ocean of ideas. Observation | | | | form and the same way he can incorporate |
| & expression influenced by nature can result | | | | & express a variety of themes in his |
| in interesting new forms & ideas. Natural | | | | jewelery designs for instance nature, politics, |
| sources are widely used in entire world. An | | | | social, religious, etc. |
| expertly crafted piece of jewelery can capture | | | | Magazines, Catalogs, Books, Photographs, visits to |
| forever the life-like qualities of an animal on the | | | | jewelery stores, exhibitions are some other useful |
| run, a bird in flight, blooming flowers, butterflies, | | | | sources of information & inspiration but it is |
| insects or fish. Such jewelery remains a perennial | | | | important to maintain your own style & |
| favourite, never seeming to go out of style. | | | | originality. |
| II. Man Made Sources: | | | | Besides the above stated symbols and motifs |
| These are innumerable things created by man. | | | | ,there have been various other objects to be |
| Drawing can be done by using ideas or motif | | | | used to design jewelery but Flowers, Sun, Moon, |
| from different kinds of fabrics, utensils, building, | | | | Stars, birds & animals are frequently used in |
| machinery, instruments etc. Working with these | | | | Indian Jewelery. The heavenly bodies have been a |
| ideas or motifs gives you different experiences, a | | | | source of awe and inspiration for human since |
| chance to discover something new through | | | | time immemorial and no wonder these found a |
| permutations & combinations Man made | | | | way into jewelery too. |
| sources. | | | | |