Mosaic, is the decoration of a surface with designs made up of closely set, usually variously coloured, small pieces of material such as stone, mineral, glass, tile, or shell. In the ancient times, mosaics first were made of uncut pebbles of uniform size. It was the Greeks however, who elevated the pebble mosaic to an art of great refinement, also invented the tessera technique. The tessera technique uses special, cube-shaped tiles called tesserae that were created specifically to make mosaics.
How to make crepe paper mosaics:
1 Prepare materials
Prepare the following materials:
Colored crepe paper
A printout of your design
Small bowls for each color
Glue
Pair of scissors
2 Cut the crepe paper into long thin strips
Make sure that its thin and long otherwise the roll would be too big and cut it not too small either
4 Roll them into tiny balls and crumple them
Roll them until they are small enough.
5 Prepare your design
Paste your printed out design onto an illustration board in order for it to not get too sloppy when placing glue and ruining the artwork
6 Paste the crumpled crepe paper rolls into your design.
Make sure to not place too much glue as it can tear through paper and mess up the colors and make sure the color matches the design.
7 Dry it completely
Dry it completely in front of a fan to make sure that all of the crumpled rolls are placed firmly to make it not slip later.
8 Enjoy your artwork
Sources:
http://lgsgranite.com/uncategorized/brief-history-mosaics/
https://www.britannica.com/art/tessera-mosaic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mosaic
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome
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