| There are some distinguished categories of | | | | By taking use of soldering, we can attach various |
| artwork include woodcraft, artwork of | | | | parts of metals which are molded. Various |
| earthenware, paintings, work on sculpture, textile | | | | processes like enameling, engraving & |
| artwork & stonework. Among them metal | | | | damascening are used in metal artwork for |
| artwork is one of the highly recognized & famous | | | | beautifying metal objects. |
| category of craftsmen. The metal artwork | | | | We can see the variety of metal artwork |
| includes artistic work on metal like iron, copper, | | | | worldwide. In some regions of the India, we can |
| silver and alloys like bronze, bell metal, white metal | | | | see the conventional vessels which are made up |
| etc. | | | | of metal like iron & brass. This can see the |
| Various kinds of metals which are used by the | | | | traditional household metal artwork like crockery, |
| craftsmen like iron, copper, silver & alloy metal | | | | samovars, dishes & trays. There is one kind of |
| like bronze, bell metal & white metal. These | | | | metal artwork called as naquashi. In this metal |
| metals are used to make a several kinds of items | | | | artwork, the complex design patterns like |
| like vessels, pans, utensils, various types of photo | | | | flower-patterned and calligraphic patterns are |
| frames, sculptures of holy personalities, various | | | | printed on copper and silver items. The oxidization |
| figures & animals which are related to the | | | | process is taken place on these complex patterns |
| mythology. Several metals which are used in | | | | which put together the designs to stand out from |
| metal artwork to make doorknobs, valves, key | | | | the background. |
| chains, decorative metal designs & jewellery | | | | Another famous metal artwork includes the |
| items. | | | | artwork on metal like brass. Several types of |
| Various types of monument are prepared by | | | | household crockery items like utensils, trays, and |
| taking use of lost wax process. The main starting | | | | bowls are decorated by taking use of complex |
| point of this process is creation of wax model of | | | | etching. The electroplating items of brass & |
| the monument. The next stage is to cover this | | | | copper & items which are made up of white |
| model with clay; there are holes which are | | | | metals are also included in the metal artwork. |
| prepared into clay. At the final stage, at the upper | | | | The process like engraving & lacquering of brass |
| stage the metal which is melted is dispensed | | | | metal is important step in metal art work. Items |
| through the metal. So the effect of this is that | | | | such as various design items like bowls, photo |
| the melting of wax takes place. There is the | | | | frames, boxes and plates etc. Native patterns and |
| hollow is substituted the hot metal without any | | | | natural scenes etc are printed on the surface.the |
| human intervention. Finally cooling process of | | | | artwork like Koftagari is one of the type of the |
| metal takes place & so the final product of metal | | | | metal artwork. In this artwork, there is the |
| work is freed from clay & polished. | | | | encrustation of one metal; to another which is in |
| We can also prepare of the metal artwork of the | | | | the form of wire. The best examples of this |
| desired shape & size by pouring metals in moulds. | | | | work is swords, daggers & shields. |