This design started life as a traditional gouache rendering.
Every gemstone, reflection and highlight was painted by hand, a process that could take hours, sometimes days, to complete.
Today, I can take the same design and recreate it digitally in Procreate.
The interesting part?
The design principles haven’t changed.
I still think about proportion.
I still think about wearability.
I still think about manufacturing.
The difference is the workflow.
Digital tools allow me to:
✨ Test colour combinations instantly
✨ Explore design variations faster
✨ Create professional presentations efficiently
✨ Spend more time designing and less time repeating tasks
Gouache taught me how light behaves and patience with the art itself.
Procreate allows me to apply those same skills in a modern way.
Traditional skills. Modern tools.
Have you ever worked traditionally before moving to digital?
👇 I’d love to know what your journey looked like.
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Helping aspiring jewellery designers master sketching, painting & Procreate renderings.
When I first started learning perspective, it felt impossible.
For years I could draw jewellery.
I could render jewellery.
But translating a design into a believable perspective view always felt like guesswork.
Then one day it clicked.
I stopped trying to draw a ring.
I started constructing a form in space.
Everything changed.
Perspective isn’t about making a drawing look pretty.
It’s about understanding how the design actually exists in three dimensions.
Once you understand that, your jewellery stops looking flat and starts feeling real.
This ring was created from orthographic views, projected into perspective, then rendered step by step inside Procreate.
And honestly, it still feels a little like magic every time.
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13/06/2026
Beautiful jewellery starts long before the final render.
Every gemstone, claw, dimension and curve in this sapphire halo ring was designed and refined before a single highlight was added.
The final rendering is simply the presentation of the work that came before it.
What you’re seeing here began as:
• Orthographic drawings
• Structural planning
• Manufacturing considerations
• Form development
• Light and material studies
The rendering may capture attention.
The design is what makes it work.
This is the difference between drawing jewellery and designing jewellery.
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12/06/2026
Most jewellery designers start with the final image.
Professional jewellery designers start with structure.
Before gemstones.
Before reflections.
Before polished gold.
The design must work first.
This sapphire halo ring was built using the same process I teach inside my Procreate jewellery design courses:
1. Orthographic design
2. Establish the metal work
3. Check the form
4. Refine the surface
5. Build depth
6. Add the stones
7. Final presentation
Each stage builds on the previous one.
Skip the structure, and the rendering falls apart.
Get the structure right, and the rendering becomes much easier.
That’s the difference between creating a pretty picture and creating a jewellery design that can actually be manufactured.
Save this post for your next jewellery design project.
12/06/2026
✨ Gold Coast Jewellery Design Workshop ✨
Join us for a one-day intensive workshop designed for jewellers, designers, and creatives wanting to explore modern jewellery design workflows.
Learn directly from industry professionals as we cover:
💎 Designing jewellery efficiently in Procreate
🤖 AI rendering for realistic visuals and marketing imagery
🎨 Professional presentation techniques
⚡ Time-saving workflows used in the jewellery industry
Whether you’re looking to improve your design skills, create stronger client presentations, or explore new digital tools, this workshop is designed to help you work smarter and present your ideas with confidence.
We’re currently gathering expressions of interest and finalising numbers for the event.
👇 Comment “DESIGN” below and we’ll send you the registration link and event information.
📍 Gold Coast
📅 31 July 2026
🎟 Limited places available
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10/06/2026
From concept to colour.
Every ring I create starts with construction.
Before gemstones.
Before gold.
Before rendering.
The dimensions, proportions and structure are worked out first so the design can actually function as a piece of jewellery.
Only then do I begin building the final presentation artwork.
This sapphire halo ring was created digitally in Procreate using my jewellery brush workflow, allowing me to visualise the finished piece while maintaining the manufacturing considerations behind the design.
The result is a presentation image that not only looks beautiful, but is based on a ring that could genuinely be produced.
Design first.
Rendering second.
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09/06/2026
Most people think beautiful jewellery design starts with rendering.
It doesn’t.
It starts with structure.
Before a single highlight, reflection, or gemstone is rendered, professional jewellery designers work through top, front, and side views to solve the design first.
These orthographic views help determine:
• Stone placement and spacing
• Ring height and proportions
• Gallery and support structures
• Wearability and manufacturability
• Overall balance and symmetry
When a design is properly planned, the rendering process becomes much easier.
When the structure is wrong, no amount of rendering will fix it.
This sapphire halo cluster ring was developed using orthographic design principles before moving into the rendering stage.
The better the blueprint, the better the final result.
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💬 Which view do you find most challenging to draw — top, front, or side?
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