Introduction to Mosaic Artwork
The Techniques of Mosaic Making
A course by Gary Drostle , Mosaic Artist
About the video: The Techniques of Mosaic Making
Overview
“The first thing I will show you are the two main techniques of making mosaics. You will learn the basic idea of each technique and their pros and cons.”
In this video lesson Gary Drostle addresses the topic: The Techniques of Mosaic Making, which is part of the Domestika online course: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork. Learn how to create a timeless mosaic from its design to the final polished piece, using the traditional paper-face technique.
Partial transcription of the video
“The Techniques of Mosaic Making In this lesson we're going to be looking at the various techniques of mosaic making. What the advantages and disadvantages of each technique, so that we can compare them to the one we're going to be using and why that's the best technique for our project. The first technique, the most basic technique of mosaic making, is working direct into a cement bed. And that's the way the Romans would have worked mostly. The great advantage of this way of working is you can use tesserae of different thicknesses, you can deliberately angle the tesserae, so that you can ge...”
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Course summary for: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork
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Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Furniture Design & Making
Gary Drostle
A course by Gary Drostle
Gary Drostle has been a professional mosaic artist in London for over thirty years. After studying at the three top art schools in London (Camberwell, St Martins, and Hornsey), he went on to create large scale painted murals. After being asked by a client to create a mosaic in 1990, it unknowingly changed the course of his career.
Since then, he has completed many large scale mosaic commissions around the world. His work has received recognition from organizations like The National Terrazzo & Mosaic Association of America, The Society of American Mosaic Artists, The Prix Picassiette in Chartres, France, and The Worshipful Company of Tylers and Bricklayers in the UK.
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