What is metal embossing? A little history on metal embossing to get a better understanding. Metal embossing is also known as pewter art or work (British) repoussé (French), repujado, or repujado en lamina (Spanish). In Northern America, it is mainly referred to as metal embossing or occasionally as metal tooling.

Metal embossing can be traced back to as far as Ancient Egypt. The mummy mask of Tutankhamun, a Pharaoh of the late Eighteenth Dynasty, was formed using metal embossing or repoussé. It is believed it was embossed on a single sheet of gold. The Greeks, in 400 BC was also said to be using repoussé for their bronze armour plates. They were using beeswax as a filler. Today, we are still using beeswax as fillers. Copper and silver sheets and repoussé are commonly used in India to create vessels.

So, what is metal embossing today? Modern-day metal embossing uses a variety of metal embossing techniques and handheld tools to shape the malleable sheets of metal, such as pewter, copper, or aluminum, to name a few. The metal embossing basics how-to-videos playlist will guide you step by step on how to get started.

When starting metal embossing basics, it is essential to know which metals are suited, which surfaces one will need for embossing and the metal embossing techniques. The metal embossing basics videos cover the three metal embossing techniques used separately or together in a project.

I will be adding new videos to the playlist, including breakaway videos from existing videos, where we will be focusing on one aspect of a previously listed video. For example, the three basic metal embossing techniques, currently one video, can lead to three videos focusing on each method separately.