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With the rapid development of economy, people's material life has been gradually improved, and the quality of life has also had a higher pursuit. As a new fashion design, shell jewelry is widely loved and favored by people from all walks of life. The application of shells to modern jewelry design can not only show the natural beauty, but also have good creativity. Therefore, this paper analyzes the application of shells in modern jewelry design, hoping to provide reference and reference for relevant people, and fully explore the value and role of shells in the application of modern jewelry.

One, the introduction

In recent years, as people living standard unceasing enhancement, has rich aesthetic appeal, to the appreciation of jewelry is becoming more and more diversified, in order to satisfy people's aesthetic demand, jewelry design in building design innovation and polishing technology at the same time, also widely sought more rich design materials, shell is one kind of material, shell belongs to organic gemstones, has the characteristics of a variety of shapes, colors, rich, the processing for the jewelry, can fully natural charm of simplicity. The application of shell to modern jewelry design expands a new design idea for designers.

Second, the development history of shell design and application in modern jewelry

Shell is a kind of organic material composed of calcium carbonate, its inner layer is silvery white or pearl Bai Guangze, and fine texture, shell size, shape, color is very rich, such as some jewelry in the design process and even can't change the shape of the shell, directly into its design works, in addition, some from the tropical sea shells, appearance is more rare, can be divided into two, translucent or opaque and good toughness, high hardness. Will shells used in the design of the jewelry originating in cavemen, when cavemen series such as teeth and shells into chain as jewelry, some beautiful sex to dye it into other color added, this fully shows that human beings in the initial stage, the brightly colored, smooth form objects have prominent hobbies, until the spring and autumn period and the warring states period, the shell necklace, clothing, decorative objects are more common, general lu period and even the shell as a pendant, a symbol of majesty. Qin and han dynasties, shell technology gradually improving smelting technology and carve, by carving or polished, shells can be embedded into the mirror, furnishing articles such as screen, song and yuan period, shell Mosaic and the technology is mature, built into the task in the People's Daily life, everywhere can see the things such as animals, tools, shell decoration, not only appearance is bizarre, colorful, but also has the characteristics of natural simplicity. Until today, with the continuous development of science and technology and the continuous improvement of people's aesthetics, shells have been widely used in modern jewelry design and are widely loved and favored by social groups.

The design and application of shell in modern jewelry

(1) Design principles

In the process of applying shells to modern jewelry design, we should not only highlight the beauty of shells, but also realize the artistry of jewelry works. Therefore, in the actual design process, it is necessary to analyze the shape characteristics, color and surface texture of the shell, so that it can be perfectly combined with the jewelry works, so as to give full play to the application value of the shell.

(2) The design and application of shells in string series jewelry

In the design process, a hole is drilled into the shell to pass the string through the hole to form a string work. Shell has various species and its hardness and texture also have bigger difference, therefore in the process of drilling, the method use is endless also and same, in view of the strong hardness and high toughness shells, you can punch by ultrasonic, weak for hardness and toughness smaller shells, can be punched through the jewelry crane holing needle. Additional, in connecting process, design personnel needs to consider its fully beautiful sex, must not be connected arbitrarily, want to show the administrative level feeling that gives conch already, want to make its colour is rich again.

(3) The design and application of shells in color-coated jewelry

In the design process of color coated jewelry, the selection of shell color needs to be consistent, and the best color is white. At the same time, the pigment should be applied to the surface of the shell. The color should be applied evenly, and the color should not be too monotonous or too harsh.

(4) Design and application of shells in jewelry with comprehensive materials

In the process of modern jewelry design, shells can not only be designed with shells alone, but also can be involved with other materials at the same time. In the specific design process, it is necessary to focus on its aesthetic quality, and it is best to choose shells unified with the color and transparency of gems for design.

(5) Design and application of shells in innovative expression jewelry

Jewelry of innovative expression is mainly to convey the scene and content through the works. Shell is used as the main material in the design. The content it wants to convey is naturally related to shells, such as reflecting the growing environment of shells and the construction rules of shells. In the process of concrete design, it is necessary to extract appropriate patterns of shells through abstract means on the premise of ensuring the beauty, so as to make them more suitable for the expression content of jewelry. In the process of jewelry design of innovative expression, single shells can be selected for design, or shells with rich colors and strange shapes can be selected for design.

Four, conclusion

To sum up, the biggest difference is to use modern jewellery and traditional jewelry materials innovation, no longer limited Yu Jinyin jewelry, but can use all kinds of material to improve the aesthetics of modern jewelry, shell is a material widely used in it, shells with a variety of shapes, colors, rich, strong toughness and other characteristics, applied to the modern jewelry design, both to reflect the aesthetic feeling of natural simplicity, also can give jewelry work rich cultural connotation. In the design process, designers should try to show the uniqueness of shells and give full play to their use value. (Author: Dalian Polytechnic University)

The content of this paper from the network is based on the university student innovation and entrepreneurship competition 201910152184 "Dalian city brooch innovative design" project practice published.