Roman Tile – 002
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An other gorgeously simple Roman mosaic pattern. This is an other simple and elegant pattern. Plain bicolor, it has been used in many places. Roman tile-02, 3 x 2 elements…
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Roman Tile – 001
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In this post I will show you how to create a geometric background based on a Roman mosaic pattern. The method is simple, and you will be able to use…
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Hybrid Mosaics in 2020
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Happy new year you all ! Here is my first design for 2020. 26 Radiant Sectors, January 2020. It is inspired by the desk I am writing this article: a…
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Roman mosaic patterns : the Rosace of Portici
A Roman mosaic relocated in a 18th century palace. The Royal Palace of Portici was built in the 18th century a few kilometers Southeast of Naples, Italy. It is located…
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Grout coloring
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Grout color is important. Beside protecting the mosaic, grout has a visual function. Just like the frame of a painting brings attention to it, grout is there to get people’s…
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Principles of Opus Pixellatum
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Basics of grayscale Opus Pixellatum This a first post of a series dedicated to my Opus Pixellatum Technique © and the many variations it allows. It resshuffles a post created…
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Grouts and Thinsets
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Grouts, Thinsets, and when to use them. Before synthetic adhesives were invented, since the beginning of the Art, floor layers and mosaicists have been using cement based Thinset Mortars and…
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Roman floral patterns
Political stability promotes creativity. In the provinces of Gaul, as in the rest of the Occident and Roman empire, the 2nd century, thanks to political stability beginning with Trajan, saw…
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Starrett Nippers
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Really great nippers ! Starrett Nippers are fantastic tools to cut effortlessly and very accurately glass, smalti, ceramic or stone no thicker than 1/4″. These tools were originally developed to…
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Creating mosaic models – Graphic softwares
There is much more to Art than the final product. The work of a mosaicist sometimes includes some some weird and unusual operations. Craftsman or Artist ? I have met…
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