NYJDI has developed an entrepreneurial focus to the curriculum, for those looking into a career in jewelry design.
The ABCs: Art, Business, and CAD are the three pillars that will be easy to remember what our curriculum is about. Our full program is circular, not linear; there is no starting or ending point, which allows students to gravitate to what they need to learn. Our program makes it easier for students to become great, well-rounded jewelry designers, standing out among their competition.
Below is a list of all our classes and workshop grouped under the ABC’s. You can begin where you need to.
Our initial recommendation is to start the classes in order listed below. If you feel you want to start with at the most basic class, Rapid Rendering is the place to begin and can be taken anytime, even if you are an experienced jewelry designer. Most of our classes are offered privately to accommodate your training schedule.

• Rapid Rendering
• Advanced Rendering
• Traditional Watercolor Techniques
• Illustrator for Jewelry Designers
• Photoshop I Jewelry Presentation
• Photoshop II Jewelry Animation
• Jewelry Through the Decades

• Business of Jewelry Design
• Building your Jewelry Collection
• Domestic & Global Jewelry Manufacturing
• Jewelry Merchandising
• Jewelry Marketing and Branding
• Mastering the Sales Process
• Practical Guide to Buying Gemstones

• Understanding CAD (private classes)
• Shaper Pro & Retopology
• ZBrush