https://www.reneroberts.com/enamels daily 0.75 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1558980377897-WS522BC79J1LP9OBY4UY/Roberts-Fern-Basse-Taille-Enamels.jpg About my enamels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563741695004-QB6QU2PQFZBWNKH2UUID/Roberts-GeoScape-Foils-Enamels.jpg About my enamels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1558721168558-15XBBVNE2FR18PHEXRIK/Roberts-SaltPoint2-Champleve-Enamels.jpg About my enamels https://www.reneroberts.com/metal daily 0.75 2019-08-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560536119495-42CZSOOGXQXFB4BGA6CZ/Roberts-WarmingTrends-Electroformed.jpg Metal “Warming Trends”, electroformed copper on Coralline algae, with patinas, 8” x 5”. See more photos of Coralline algae. https://www.reneroberts.com/reneroberts/thisthat/ideas daily 0.75 2020-05-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563745338158-J278E6YJBHQ8S82EENFN/Roberts-Patina1-This%26That.jpg Ideas Roofing copper with patinas. (Colors are not digitally enhanced!) This sheet is about 24” x 18”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560537443494-ZY4K6HZLM0OQ2Y3EYTR8/Roberts-Corallina3-This%26That.jpg Ideas Branched Coralline algae. Originally deep rose, it quickly bleaches and crumbles once it washes ashore. This piece is about 4” x 4”. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560537569950-KDRKAG703PO2OO9O457A/Roberts-Corallina4-This%26That.jpg Ideas Various species and growth stages of Coralline algae. The larger pieces are what adheres to a substrate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1562798812504-1724GKXIF7UCJIL9N7V8/Sand.jpg Ideas Sands from around the world, contributed by friends and other sand collectors. Each vial is about 4” tall and is labeled with the geographical location. I arrange them by color and texture, not by geography. Tiny vials are from more “exotic” places, where I could only obtain a small sample. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560537626058-9ZREEI52AELR7SO0SR1Z/Roberts-Corallina1-This%26That.jpg Ideas Various colors of Coralline algae as it bleaches and crumbles apart. These round containers are about 2” in diameter. https://www.reneroberts.com/reneroberts/about daily 0.75 2023-01-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561480878818-AC2JSO1ATAK88PEXAOFF/Roberts-GeoScape-Foils-Enamels.jpg René's work “Geoscape”, various metal colorants on enamel, 8” x 5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560968588653-M08Z39W52O56IK34KG2X/Roberts-SaltPoint1-Basse-Taille-Enamels.jpg René's work “Salt Point Tafoni #1”, basse-taille enamel on copper, 18” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561135106133-C0JRPQBYL15EVNFSLOLS/Roberts-WarmingTrendsDetail-Electroformed.jpg René's work “Warming Trends” detail, electroformed copper on Coralline algae https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563816810801-3HCLTJTB977185BHR1AU/Roberts-Aerial-View-Beads.jpg René's work “Aerial View Beads”, colored with copper, silver and gold, tallest about 4 cm https://www.reneroberts.com/reneroberts/contact daily 0.75 2020-08-19 https://www.reneroberts.com/reneroberts/basse-taille daily 0.75 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559081784533-RU1K4X27LLXMUYHX1H94/Roberts-FernSpores-Basse-Taille-Enamels.jpg Basse-taille “Fern Spores”, basse-taille enamel on copper. 9” x 6”. White enamel was applied first and overfired to turn green in small areas. Transparent enamel was applied last so that the oxidized bare copper turned red. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559083007090-00ALAFDSTHS2XKTF1EAF/Roberts-SaltPoint1-Basse-Taille-Enamels.jpg Basse-taille “Salt Point Tafoni #1”, four tiles of basse-taille enamel on copper, with glass stain colors. Unlike my champlevé Salt Point pieces, the dark areas here are also enameled. 18” x 12” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559080526326-I1P6FXI62P9NKLFMMOYN/Roberts-FernEtch-Basse-Taille-Enamels.jpg Basse-taille Etching for “Fern Spores”, ready to be enameled - darker areas have been etched to receive light enamels in the finished piece https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559079971690-3QAZWPQ07VPE9CBH64WH/Roberts-Feather-Basse-Taille-Enamels.jpg Basse-taille “Gull Feather”, basse-taille enamel on copper, with glass stain colors. 7” x 4”. Dark areas represent high points in the etched copper and were enameled with black first. The light areas were filled later. Glass stain colors were applied last. https://www.reneroberts.com/salt-point-series-2 daily 0.75 2022-01-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559147401806-7QZ6F44XJG8P6OQ4GQJJ/Roberts-SaltPoint4-Champleve-Enamels.jpg "Salt Point" series, recent “Salt Point Tafoni #4”, champlevé enamel on copper, 8” x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559147698134-5G5SUS37P93683ZMHWQP/Roberts-SaltPoint7-Champleve-Enamels.jpg "Salt Point" series, recent “Salt Point Tafoni #7, champlevé enamel on copper, 8” x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559231361486-D3R79HD7GJ9WS1VYFH4A/Roberts-SaltPoint5-Champleve-Enamals.jpg "Salt Point" series, recent “Salt Point Tafoni #5”, champlevé enamel on copper, 8” x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559231033768-5JZIR6MDYN20CJ7DXTBV/Roberts-SaltPoint7-detail-Champleve-Enamels.jpg "Salt Point" series, recent “Salt Point Tafoni #7”, detail https://www.reneroberts.com/salt-point-series-1 daily 0.75 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561091931664-3LCR8Z03NRQV4II2JYMM/Roberts-SaltPoint6-Champleve-Enamels.jpg "Salt Point" series, early work “Salt Point Tafoni #6”, champlevé enamel on copper, with glass stain colors, 8” x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559237207457-Z7U80KGVCW0OQ5LO5GVP/Roberts-SaltPoint3-Champleve-Enamels.jpg "Salt Point" series, early work “Salt Point Tafoni #3”, champlevé enamel on copper, with glass stain colors, 8” x 8” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559236852765-XNFXR91L5S5L0QIDAQSW/Roberts-SaltPoint2-Champleve-Enamels.jpg "Salt Point" series, early work “Salt Point Tafoni #2”, champlevé enamel on copper, with glass stain colors, 8” x 8” https://www.reneroberts.com/reneroberts/home daily 1.0 2024-05-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560611138565-7TD8QMQPO1YEXDBEB96D/Roberts-WarmingTrends-Electroformed.jpg René Roberts Home “Warming Trends”, electroformed copper on Coralline algae, with patinas, 7” x 5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560610349396-KDG1ZCWAYWSSOGHUE7J7/Roberts-SaltPoint5-Champleve-Enamals.jpg René Roberts Home “Salt Point Tafoni #5”, champlevé enamel on copper, 8” x 8” https://www.reneroberts.com/renes-bio daily 0.75 2020-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1592616532283-KTF3N30G1JSYYV49BYFW/Renes-Red-Hat.jpg René's Bio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563683410334-ZU8B7F0WDNOF4C8SG1JD/Tolowa-Beachcomber.jpg René's Bio https://www.reneroberts.com/champleve daily 0.75 2021-12-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559012010954-WYU2CRPQY1CPLKKIXIWJ/Roberts-Pebbles-Champleve-Enamels.jpg Photographic Champlevé “Pebbles”, champlevé enamel on copper, with glass stain colors, 4” x 6” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559011770403-TTS9OIEHZ4KQ9R8NJ2GQ/Roberts-PebblesOriginal-Champleve-Enamels.jpg Photographic Champlevé Original pebbles photograph https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561567753254-ZLD8I2PIS2HTYL7AW3YT/Roberts-SaltPoint7-detail-Champleve-Enamels.jpg Photographic Champlevé “Salt Point Tafoni #7”, detail https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559011840331-7O7LSQ0F7WC447VHPBCB/Roberts-PebblesScreen-Champleve-Enamels.jpg Photographic Champlevé Photo with halftone screen applied https://www.reneroberts.com/404-error daily 0.75 2019-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561827450611-2XWRVHIVPXHLQA96HCES/Roberts-SilverGold-Foils-Enamels.jpg OOPS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561827702653-CXN5KT08UCEGD176EMPX/Roberts-TurqGreen-Foils-Enamels.jpg OOPS! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561827855099-O2IBFE3P3XVHNID8ABKQ/Roberts-Royal-Foils-Enamels.jpg OOPS! https://www.reneroberts.com/glass daily 0.75 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563072399127-IMH1RO1BXUU5GA2EX2NK/Roberts-Confetti-Gold-Beads.jpg Glass “Confetti Gold” beads, colored with gold, late 1990’s. Controlling the fragmentation of the gold was a special challenge. At random times the gold would color the glass a pinkish blue or hues of coral red, something that actually seemed to depend on the weather! Longest bead about 3 cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563071735629-Y3B7Y4Q8PMJGKQ9EJOFC/Roberts-Moss-Beads.jpg Glass “Pebble Beads”, mid 1990’s. Sizes range from 1 - 4 cm in length. I achieved subtle color variations by using different white glasses and changing the atmosphere of the fire. (Photo by George Post) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563071836860-2X6GI7V7E4VULR5ZYA8M/Roberts-Aerial-View-Beads.jpg Glass Beads from the “Aerial View” series, late 1990’s. Copper, silver and 24K gold as colorants. They were inspired by the crop patterns nestled against the Rocky Mountain foothills, viewed from the air. These were among the most difficult beads to make. Longest bead 4 cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563128294716-BUDEKYEOWBLOZPEUKMU0/Roberts-Tall-Vessel-Beads.jpg Glass Two tall vessel beads, 2001. These had rims and large holes, and were built on stainless tubing. Tallest bead is about 6 cm. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563151596096-NQT4EHVUZD1XTSCK2EVK/Roberts-Amethyst-Lake-Beads.jpg Glass “Amethyst Lake Beads”, vessel and oval lenticular shapes, with copper, silver and gold colorants. Longest bead about 4 cm. 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1560533391204-9Y36I98U3HUBQXDQQ99U/Roberts-Stonework-Beads.jpg Glass A collection of flameworked beads from the “Stonework” series, 1995-2001. These colors were all created by using copper, silver and gold foils on the surface of white glass, with a little iron oxide in some pieces. Color variations could be achieved by varying the oxygen and propane mixture of the torch. The longest bead is about 5cm. (Photo by Hap Sakwa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563151669116-0FY45C6GKGP0HYDRUZX3/Roberts-Red-Bronze-Beads.jpg Glass “Red Bronze Beads”, oval lenticular shapes with silver and gold colorants, about 3 cm. 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563158238842-VPKSTKZZKMNC6ATXQ46T/Roberts-Nebula-Vessel-Beads.jpg Glass “Nebula Black Vessel Beads”, with silver and gold colorants, tallest bead about 3 cm. 2000-2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563157844921-LKX0T42JF8VJ8AQKONSE/Roberts-BLack-Lagoon-Beads.jpg Glass “Black Lagoon Beads” oval lenticular shapes with silver and gold colorants, tallest bead about 4 cm. 2001. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563073244639-OLTMKU3LEA1T6FV86EXE/Roberts-Ruby-Donut-Beads.jpg Glass “Ruby Donut Bead”, 2001, with fine silver and 14K gold. Beads in this series had very large holes and were given a high polish on the inside using diamond tools. A polished silver tube was set as a huge “rivet”, causing light to reflect through the transparent glass, illuminating the color from the inside. Bead is about 3.5 cm diameter. https://www.reneroberts.com/metal-foils daily 0.75 2021-08-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561179739559-RG88M6ZZWTT5X1HL8FUW/Roberts-Magenta-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563739513127-GSU8D601BTNTGXF1HPID/Robert-Yellow-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561179694205-PKY3DPL8SKXRGG2RE1E7/Roberts-Red-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561179578204-0PHPWWXQEGIFUMDPYC2L/Roberts-GreenOcre-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561179641127-WIOL1HOIEJEVG1CRIOZ9/Roberts-CopperOrange-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561179513614-6833SU8TA1XUZ8W1NF2P/Roberts-TurqGreen-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1561133901161-EQCL6MPIEYM7HSDBJMSH/Roberts-GeoScape-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants “Geoscape”, with various compositions of metal foils on gold bearing enamel, 8” x 5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563739015487-C6RXKX5IGAXBZM6SPL8S/Roberts-SilverGold-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1563739730993-RN2L2CTF5XG53LRFGI24/Roberts-Royal-Foils-Enamels.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1559199134615-ISQLQ4Y4QHFIFGGIM65L/Banner1466.jpg Metal foil glass colorants https://www.reneroberts.com/resources daily 0.75 2023-04-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1591829006790-QG46HDK0GZ4XS2W6S83B/Roberts-Shells-Etching.jpg Resources My two videos take you through the exact Photoshop steps used to create these black and white images. https://www.reneroberts.com/before-and-after daily 0.75 2023-05-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/b233782e-059a-46ee-afe7-003dd28456a7/Roberts-VelellaCopperLinkBracelet-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out I sandwiched large copper jump rings between two etched Velella plates. Then I used the hydraulic press, squeezing the rings flat and embossing them with a texture on both sides. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/849ef949-1b4e-45f5-91e9-673ec5e872b4/Roberts-NewsprintSweater-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Scan of an ad in a newspaper cropped as shown. The original was black and white, but a color print could have been used, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/b04f1457-a15f-4dc3-8e44-403d563f4891/Roberts-VelellaPolymer-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Etched plates can be used to make textured PMC or other clay. Polymer clay artist Dayle Doroshow made this little patterned polymer sample by pressing the clay into my etched Velella plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/3b79d6be-13b4-43e3-bed6-1a0a4cfd1e2b/Roberts-PebblesChampleve-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Champlevé enamel with Mason stains, 4”x6” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/e6a11477-72b5-4af7-bd74-c4efd5c3b19c/Roberts-SedonaSandBox2-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out “Sedona Sand Box”, Etched brass and copper, 10” x 3.5” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/5b686f15-a610-4169-8782-3dca5274f7cb/Roberts-FernSporesOrig-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Simple adjustments have lightened the image and added contrast. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/0dc7c487-93dc-4738-aedf-3c4deb4d6932/Roberts-CorrugatedOrig-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out A trip to a metal salvage or lumber yard can yield interesting finds, such as these strips of corrugated copper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/60ff2b91-6479-4626-bbd2-41e5a890648c/Roberts-PebblesScreen-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Halftone screen applied to the photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/006d9f74-1ed7-40ae-9281-df6c313e454a/Roberts-BlindsPosterized-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Photoshop has a lot of “filter” options to render a black and white in different ways. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/399dfcbc-fd28-4f3e-8750-91fb590a0b45/Roberts-PebblesOrig-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Original photo of some beach pebbles. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/25a6799a-4657-4618-9627-9c44671f3aa2/Roberts-VBlinds-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Mini blinds offer an array of patterns in the changing light. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/255cd694-02a9-4350-bbff-7c19d3a0efd0/Roberts-LineCustomBrush-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Simple lines can create a custom brush. The brush acts like a “stamp”, where every click repeats this pattern. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/0507bd36-6128-4592-9219-a1bd31488001/Roberts-PiddockOrig-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Small cropped detail from a shell photo. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/036cea25-0081-4269-be92-568e113e53de/Roberts-Limpets1-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Keyhole limpets https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/b24ea934-9f29-4463-b909-64971f3cf7b9/Roberts-ManholeCover-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Manhole cover at a gas station. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/c6a9599b-4324-431b-b2ee-2dacf6a428a0/Roberts-UrchinPatternsOrig-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/74c7dd05-54ae-4faa-ad21-015157d15f8b/Roberts-PiddockBlueDecal-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Decal made with blue enamel, ready to fire onto an enameled surface. The silkscreen was used as a stencil to sift 250 mesh enamel powder onto decal paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/2fa97475-1495-4e8f-8b76-b09348128f5b/Roberts-BlindsScreened-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Halftones patterns are not limited to dots. Screens can be generated in other patterns, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/0c01d7e4-0062-470a-87d2-2fa5e2865556/Roberts-Patina1096-before%26after-this%26that..jpg before & after - Make it stand out Old roofing copper scrap https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/578bac7c-cb3d-4b38-a720-61b684ab9ea1/Roberts-CorrugatedWarp-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Black and white image that has been “warped” and cropped. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/5c49f1b6-bf9d-46a3-8f8c-08158080fb2f/Roberts-PiddockB%26W-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Black and white design from the shell photo, used to make an EZ silkscreen. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/c1ebcf84-38f4-404f-9aab-b6b0c2de8b44/Roberts-NewsprintSweaterB%26W-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Photoshop can greatly enlarge something. This is the finished pattern, which became a roll printing plate for metal. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/b85b6b24-079f-4cfb-b7ee-252466718448/Roberts-VelellaGraphic-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out An excerpt from the original photo, used to make a deeply etched embossing plate. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/eb679901-96e4-4e0e-ab6b-8f17fc8318e0/Roberts-DollarVeinsOrig-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/7ff5e741-948b-458f-8529-d17a0e7f2667/Roberts-BarrelCactus-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Barrel cactus in botanical garden. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/2e4086c1-d750-4c6c-90d3-665de0ef651c/Roberts-SandboxVials-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out The original vials, photographed on a black background so the glass would be outlined. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/8ba56169-44d5-4402-be84-51e8dc5f61ae/Roberts-UrchinPatternsB%26W-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/827d2aa3-69bd-411f-b2f2-3aadec6c2271/Roberts-FernSporesB%26W-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Other adjustments create a black and white graphic with no grays. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/c526881d-e7ff-4229-90d9-5119a6551707/Roberts-OrigamiBeadArray-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out An array of “Origami Beads” with roll printed designs. Many of them used the two plates that were created from the spiral dot patterns. I also used other roll printing plates made from drawings I’d done in Photoshop. (Photo Hap Sakwa) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/8f08e9c0-bae2-449b-87d4-7347efdc586f/Roberts-VelellaOrig-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out V. velella; the float is about 2” long. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/35d15375-8164-4067-8780-f6b8526a4b19/Roberts-Asphalt-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Asphalt in parking lot https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/1996642d-31ed-4af3-92fb-8dcec9080684/Roberts-CorrugatedBW-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Any segment of this black and white graphic can be cropped or distorted. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/48e60283-674e-4dcf-950d-8862f6b4a8e0/Roberts-LineGraphic-before%26after-this%26thatpsd.jpg before & after - Make it stand out The custom brush at the left created this textural graphic. You can see a hint of the original brush pattern at the bottom right. I increased the complexity by overlapping the marks and reversing black and white. Any part of this could then be cropped and enlarged, if desired. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/c07a90df-96fa-4612-9558-02a76444a44a/Roberts-EucPods2-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Eucalyptus pods https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/d10449dd-3977-439f-a4d7-5583419a44d4/Roberts-VelellaDecal%26Tile-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Left: 250 mesh enamel powder screened onto decal paper. Right: decal made of Mason stains, fired onto an enameled tile. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/aff2cb43-525b-4461-9bdd-b6509643c82d/Roberts-SpiralDots-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Spiral patterns drawn with a round brush. Photoshop can easily invert the black and white, to allow for different uses of the design. These are two designs for etched roll printing plates. One creates raised dots, the other one recessed dots. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/efa96e4b-5dee-4a2c-bb3f-1699967eb21e/Roberts-SedonaBoxGraphic-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Black and white design, with text added. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/55854704-5f96-4f0b-93ec-b29f6cae193e/Roberts-Typewriter-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Junkyard typewriter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/02048849-99c5-4c5f-b272-196de1f51314/Roberts-VelellaFossilNecklace-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Here I used two plates in the same manner to emboss heavy gauge sterling silver rings. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/8c6ed535-6039-47d2-a905-3ae9f7f0840b/Roberts-DollarVeinsB%26W-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/e8aad437-96c5-4e44-b7ec-929a6522a499/Roberts-FernEtch-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out The black and white design can be used to etch copper. I used ImagOn Ultra film as a resist but there are other resists available, too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/6a1aa2ab-a684-4cde-8bca-f9f590999ca7/Roberts-FernChampleve%CC%81-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out I enameled the etched copper, creating this basse taille, about 7”x 5”. Pale yellows are over-fired white enamel that filled the recesses in the copper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/0e3b8de6-9ec8-4443-b2b8-51a04213b45d/Roberts-SanddollarBack-before%26fter.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Sanddollar back https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/68bfae1c-b51d-4120-b84f-08cfc7e69480/Roberts-ElkReeds-before%26after-this%26that..jpg before & after - Make it stand out Reeds https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/d3f20077-4a98-4221-ae2e-632416e41839/Roberts-FernSporesCamera-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out The original image from the camera - too dark. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5cdd9bd5f4e5315476743695/02d5b246-c787-484e-b04a-6db8640aff1a/Roberts-VelellaPlate-before%26after-this%26that.jpg before & after - Make it stand out Collage of the float pattern segments, used to make a silkscreen for enamel decals.