Description:

Follow along with this video as Skip Matthews, America's premiere flame painter, demonstrates the techniques of basic copper smithing and then turns his talents to the production of one a kind flame painted artworks on copper using nothing more than an oxy-acetylene torch and a few common hand tools. The video covers working with copper, cutting, brazing, soldering, shapes and patterns, tools and techniques and then finishes with flame painting techniques. Skip and his family (Copper Colorists) teach the viewer how to work with copper and produce beautiful artwork. Skip has over 39 years experience and is a resident artist at Silver Dollar City near Branson, Missouri. The video runtime is 70 minutes. The video is downloadable in a DivX format; the plug-in is available at http://www.divx.com. Broadband Connection recommended for 30 min+ download. Can be purchased from LuLu or our site, http://www.handycraftmedia.com on DVD.