Joanne Hopper Studio

Silver Tool

Chunky Silverpoint Drawing Tool

 

 

 

 

Made of pure 925 dead-soft sterling silver and tooled to a soft mirror finish with a slant point on one and and a chisel on the other for soft transitions and larger value masses in your silverpoint drawings.

 

Each tool is approximately 3.5 inches long, 0-guage (8.26 mm thick) for easily a lifetime of drawing.  This tool is so substantial it will be handed down to future generations to use.

 

              

      

 

I tool each piece entirely by hand so while I will only ship absolutely perfectly smooth pieces, there will be the tiniest of imperfections here and there on the sides but will in no way affect the use of your new silverpoint tool.  The angles of the slant and chisel points will also vary slightly from piece to piece.

 

Please allow a 2 week turnaround time.  This time frame is often shorter but my studio is on Maui, one of the Hawaiian Islands and materials are sometimes delayed.  Shipping costs and times will depend upon where you are in the world.  

 

I will be in touch with you for the entire process of your order and hopefully afterward as I love to see what my clients draw.  I'm still in touch with many of them.

 

Due to the recent changes in both shipping and the price of silver, please email me for the current pricing of the tool and the specific cost of shipping to your location.  Thank you -

 

Silverpoint Resources:  The links and resources below are the materials and references I use myself for silverpoint drawings.  These are by no means the only materials or books available, just the ones that I've found most practical for my process.  I'm also not an affiliate and receive no money from any of the companies listed.

Book:   "Silverpont and Metalpont Drawing - A complete Guide to the Medium" by Susan Schwalb and Tom Mazzullo.  This is the most comprehensive and beautiful book I've seen on the medium with a brief history, formulas for grounds, extensive ideas for possible tools, recommended papers and full color examples from metalpoint artists around the world, including yours truly.
Ground:  Shiva Series Titanium White Casein by Jack Richeson at Daniel Smith.  For me this is a simple, practical ground solution for working with silverpoint on whatever surface you choose.  This Titanium White Casein can be found at many other retailers other than Daniel Smith as well.
Illustration Board:  Crescent 100 Illustration Board.  This is a wonderfully thick, sturdy illustration board that I use for metalpoint drawings as well as watercolor and gouache work.  Please do experiment with many different surfaces for your metalpoint to find the ones that work best for you!
Other Supplies:  Natural Pigments.  Natural pigments carries silver, gold, copper, brass and bronze drawing styli.  Metal "wool" drawing tools are also available.
Silverpoint Web.  Silverpoint Web is a great resource for all things metalpoint!  They have very fine-point tools in silver, copper and gold as well as the stylus holders, various grounds etc.  There are also pages of links to both living and historical metalpoint artists.

Please do let me know if there are any other supplies or references you're having trouble locating and I'll add links here.  Thank you for being here and Happy Drawing!!