Both zince and petwer process could provide you good detail and craftsmanship. Morever, you could make multi-dimensional design particularly for cut-out areas and you could have different type of plating finish. Finally, you could add enamel color optionally. Pewter is an alloy, traditionally of anywhere between three and nine parts tin, and one part lead.Modern pewter mixes the tin with copper, antimoney and/or bismuth, as opposed to lead. The metal is blue-gray in color and generally has a dull finish. A pewter is also the colloquial name for any pewter-made container, especially a pewter tankard. Tankards are certainly the most common pewter artifacts,although the metal is also used for plates, cutlery and jewellery. Pewter artifacts continue to be produced, mainly as decorative or specialist items.