Patina: 300+ Coloration Effects for Jewelers & Metalsmiths

I am an artist that is also an engineer. This book is completely my style of book. It speaks to both the artist in me as well as the engineer. This book not only does well showing the technical details of different materials (highlighting what actual alloys were used in the test) and finishing methods, but then also beautify presents each result in well organized color chips. This is really a great starting place. I would say that perhaps it might be intimidating for someone new, but it gives you everything you need to start and to experiment, while also letting you know the range of possibilities.

I could write a book about how awesome this book is. I was hesitant to even try to get into making patinas outside of what I had figured out on my own, as it can feel intimidating to take on such a task.This book is so well put together in every facet that I am truly in awe of it. It’s that good!Being that patina making is a niche topic I wasn’t expecting too much, but I was happily wrong.From the first to last page it is formatted so well, and it’s so easy to use that even someone like myself that had little to no understanding of chemistry can find what I want and make it.Everything from an outlay of how to set up a space for your lab if you choose to build one, to the types of chemicals, brushes, and tools you will need, this book truly goes above and beyond in all aspects. And you don’t need very much to do a lot with.Endless formulas, techniques and hundreds of images, this book will be the sword by my side for years to come.I can’t say enough about how thrilled I am with this purchase, especially considering I deal in a very niche area that requires making patinas.Kudos to the author. I don’t think I could put something this intricate yet easy to use if I lived a hundred lifetimes. My only regret is that I didn’t buy it years ago before I made all the mistakes I’d made.I rarely write reviews, rarely. But this is an exceptional product, one I felt obligated to review. Knowing what I know now I would have paid 10 times the price for this one. I’m not being hyperbolic either.The author is Matthew Runfola, and his name is worthy of mentioning, because this is a true work of art in every way. It’s very affordable, a hardcover for like $30-40 is a deal. Ok I’m gonna stop now. Thanks for reading!

I searched for this recipes so long time, I found! Thanks its great really

Beautiful photos to go with the Step-by-Step instructions, formulas for an array of metals! Just a phenomenal must-have for beginner patina folks!

I like this book...it's great to look through and easy to marvel at the techniques and colors. It is very comprehensive, laid out very well, organized, clear...nicely done. It is not quite as user friendly for me as I'd hoped because most of the techniques are chemical heavy and require a variety of chemicals that I don't have on hand. However, I'm happy to have it in my collection. As a metalsmith/jewelry maker, I will learn to do some of these effects at some point. Pretty sure I'll be very proud of myself when i do!

This book helps me articulate the options my clientshave available to them aside from Pintrest and faux finish garbage.

This book is more technical than I expected and covers chemicals I don't use in my small studio. I like it for the general information re the various techniques, because it is a beautiful book, and a great reference. Especially interesting to me was the info re prepping the metal for the patina process. if you are looking for info re basic kitchen sink patinas like vinegar and ammonia this is not the book for you If you want to know about coloring metals, not just with reactive patinas, but with other methods (e.g.heat, pigment,dye plating, paint, dyed liquid, clear coat, dyed paste wax and more), you will enjoy this bookI said before it is beautiful. The pictures of patinas are large as are the pictures with instructions. The colors are incredible.I am an intermediate metal smithing student and spend hours on the couch paging through books and dreaming and this is just the best!

This is a wonderful book on how to patina different things. The formula’s are easy to follow.

Es un libro que a mi parecer estás perfectamente hecho, técnicas, materiales y formas de lograr los objetivos

This book obtained from another source after the one finally shipped by Amazon 6 months after order was deemed undeliverable and refunded.The book itself is awesome, inspiring me to add other metal treatments to the projects I make- Most of the recipes I haven’t yet tried, but the explained processes are easily achievable.

Thank you Mr. Runfola for make the amazing book.

The book offers a wide range of methods to create patina on different metals. I found it easy to read and the recipes at the end are straightforward to follow. If patina experiments are your interest, beginning with this book and supplementing with internet searches will give you plenty of things to try.

un bel lavoro relativo alle patine sui metalli, meticoloso, ricco di immagini e spiegazioni.ottime illustrazioni,ideale per chi lavora i metalli e vuole sperimentare la colorazione indotta da prodotti chimici su metallo.Attenzione: bisogna avere un buon laboratorio dotato di standard di sicurezza efficaci per mettere in pratica gli esperimenti con le patine.Spesso consiglia l'uso di prodotti tossici, e dannosi per la salute quindi la prudenza è d obbligo .gli spunti che si possono trarre sono molteplici e positivi.