Surely, each person before the responsible birthday of his friend or loved one thought about a gift. Indeed, it is very difficult to pick up such a thing that would amaze with its beauty and elegance. Too banal to get personalized circles or portraits, paintings or unusual gizmos ... But there is a solution - engraving on metal. Such a wonderful gift, made to order, with an image or an inscription, can be called a real work of art that will not leave anyone indifferent! Such a gift will bring a sea of positive emotions and impressions, in addition, it will look beautiful in any interior.
A brief history of metal engraving
The distinctive beauty and sophistication of metal engraving was appreciated several millennia ago. Archaeologists in Eurasia have found many bronze items dating from the first millennium BC (jewelry, daggers, dishes and axes) that decorated the craftsmen with engravings. As a rule, these were skillful ornaments of flora and fauna, mystical creatures and people. Throughout the entire period of the formation of engraving art, two artistic directions were born: dashed and obron carving. The first is done by cutting technique in the form of contour lines or strokes on a smooth, even metal surface. The second type - obronnaya engraving - the technique of applying reliefs with an in-depth background or with volumetric, convex processing of the elements that are depicted.
Metal engraving became popular in Europe as early as the fifteenth century. Then the craftsmen processed the metal with the help of a chisel and a caliber, with which drawings were applied on a polished metal board. By strokes, by mechanical action, the drawing step by step “passed” to the material and became a real decoration.
Contemporary engraving on metal
The development of technology allows modern craftsmen to carry out a beautiful and quick application of the necessary elements on metal. Engraving on metal in the 21st century is handmade, laser and electromechanical. The appearance of the engraving depends on this. Modern technologies allow you to accurately, finely apply each stroke to the necessary element and create real works of art, and the masters, passing on to each other ancient secrets, supplement the work with the knowledge of their ancestors. Thus, in the finale, metal engraving becomes a real decoration and the best gift!
Advantages of metal engraving as a gift
It is now becoming popular to give beautiful and sophisticated gifts. Engraving is one such. The fact is that since ancient times it has served as a wonderful way to make a thing of its kind the only one in the world, unique, inimitable. An ordinary, faded souvenir when engraving becomes bright, unsurpassed, unique. If you cover the necessary gift with precious metal, it will become a real valuable relic! Yes, such a pleasure is not cheap, but it is really worth it. Even a simple inscription made on metal will speak of great taste and a desire to please the hero of the occasion with something special. Such a gift - for all occasions, it will become not just a memory, but will take first place among family values and will be passed on from generation to generation!