Worth trying and express yourself here, you will learn a lot for sure.
If then the work is caved on the metal, it will be like a little Sun under the Sun, as it reflects.
christian orthodox icons have this tecnique.
You can also use Greek if Egyptian is too hard, runes too.
If you want to start, try to do the graphics for a God Power Ritual, there you have the runes, the affirmations and other symbols.