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Introduction to Mosaic Artwork

Building Your Mosaic 1

A course by Gary Drostle , Mosaic Artist

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15,709 students

Audio: English

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About the video: Building Your Mosaic 1

Overview

“In this lesson we will make our mosaic applying the rules we have learnt. We will begin with making our fish and its outline. Then we will move onto creating the water and the different effects we want to use. ”

In this video lesson Gary Drostle addresses the topic: Building Your Mosaic 1, 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

“Building Your Mosaic Ok, so now we're ready to start the fun bit, which is making our mosaic. This is where you can really discover the benefits of working on paper, because it's such a versatile technique. You can move your paper cartoon around. If you haven't got much space at home you can put it on a board and move it to the side when you're not working on it. Actually you can cut it into sections and make the sections separately if you haven't got enough room to put it out, and then join them together, using the same starch paste. It's also really good for working cleanly, because if yo...”

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Course summary for: Introduction to Mosaic Artwork

Level: Beginner
100% positive reviews (434)
15709 students
5 units
19 lessons (3h 50m)
4 downloads

Category
Craft
Areas
Arts & Crafts, Ceramics, Decoration, DIY, Furniture Design & Making

Gary Drostle

A course by Gary Drostle

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Mosaic Artist

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.