Hi! I'm designing a custom engagement ring and I'm looking for an artist to design one part of it: the GALLERY, the open metalwork under the center stone. That includes the four claws (prongs) and the thin rail that connects them around the stone. The rest of the ring is already modeled in 3D. I need your art for this showpiece area, which is mostly seen from the side. The ring and its story - 1.2 ct princess-cut diamond, set point-up (rotated 45°), on a slim band with cathedral shoulders - Nature theme: mountains, a crescent moon, foxes, dog paws, falling leaves, and a red string inside the band (from the film "Your Name") - Small hidden motifs are already engraved elsewhere on the ring. The gallery is the visible centerpiece. What I'm looking for - Elegant, airy openwork, like a fine line drawing made of metal. It should frame the open space under the stone, not fill it. - Organic and flowing, inspired by nature (branches, leaves, mountains, the moon). I'm very open to your own ideas. - It must look great from the side (profile) view. - NOT wanted: flowers, braids or twisted rope, anything heavy or solid. About the attached images - Templates (front view, side view, mountain strip) to draw on, each with a 2 mm scale bar, plus a shaded view of the whole ring. - The claws and the rail around the stone are shown in dark gray. That's the current design, but they're part of the gallery: feel free to reshape, restyle, or replace them in your design. - A note on the model: I'm not well versed in Blender, so this is a working model, not the final CAD. It reflects the final shape and proportions well enough to design on, and my jeweler will produce the final model. - One inspiration photo shows a ring with a flower-shaped basket. I'm including it for the delicate openwork and how airy it feels, not for the flower shape. Please no flowers. Practical constraints (a jeweler will convert your art to CAD) - The finished gallery is only about 5 mm tall, so avoid hairline detail. Every wire will be at least 0.5–0.7 mm thick in metal. - Everything has to connect into one piece of metal that reaches the band. - However you redesign the claws, each of the stone's four corners needs a claw over it to protect it. Deliverables Three rough concept sketches (front + side view each) One concept refined into a clean final line drawing (front + side view), with up to two rounds of revisions High-res PNG. Vector (SVG/AI) is a plus. Optional add-on ($50–100): the mountain scene The front face of the band under the stone carries a small engraved scene, and I'd love for the same artist to draw it so the ring feels cohesive: - A simple, continuous mountain range across the yellow strip on the template, with a few pines. Clean single-weight lines, no shading. - Deliverable: one clean final line drawing that fits the strip. Budget and payment: $150–250 USD for the gallery (+ $50–100 for the optional mountain scene), depending on experience. PayPal Goods & Services only, paid in three milestones: - 25% to start - 25% on delivery of the three concept sketches - 50% on delivery of the final Timeline: about 2–3 weeks. Usage: personal. The art will be used to make one ring, and won't be sold or reproduced. Happy to credit you. To apply: comment with a link to your portfolio. Ornamental line work, jewelry, tattoo, or botanical line art is especially relevant, and jewelry design experience is a big plus. Please include the word "fox" in your comment so I know you read the whole post. No AI-generated work, please. (I used AI to help organize my thoughts and format this request, but it otherwise won't be relied on for future interactions or design choices). Thanks!   submitted by   /u/xMichael_Swift [link]   [comments]