PRODUCTION OF MOSAICS

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Good evening to you all, its quite a beautiful day...guess what? We’ll be talking about mosaic and how to produce them.

What are Mosaics?

Mosaics are pictures or designs constructed from smaller pieces. Mosaic is an artwork of surface decoration made by placing small pieces of glass, stone ceramic, etc. of different colours together. This is done by gumming coloured pieces of glass, marbles, beads, etc. on a flat surface such as a wall, ceiling or board.

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It is an art of creating images with an assemblage of small pieces of coloured glass, stone or other materials. Most mosaics are made of small, flat, roughly square, pieces of stone or glass of different colours, but some may be made of small rounded pieces of stone.

Uses of Mosaic

• Mosaic is used for wall and ceiling decoration
• Mosaic work increases the reasoning and constructing power of artists
• Mosaic is an alternative to painting of surfaces
• It encourages improvised use of art materials

Materials for producing Mosaic

Buttons, broken bottles, plates, sequins, pens, pliers, knives, painting brush, scissors, newspapers, rulers, glues, plywood, cardboard, etc.

• Get all needed materials like glass, stone, etc. at hand

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• Make a drawing on a given board or surface

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• Cover the board surface with glue or gum

• Cut in materials bits and gum

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• Allow to set or dry
  
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