You have the best videos on mosaics. I am new so these are very helpful! Please keep making more!! I'd love to see one on design composition. Also on how to make them "flow" (I've notices that tiles seems to outline the main objects and flow around them in swirls).
My mentor, Mosaicist Tom Thoune quotes you. Thank you for your articulate and well considered videos. I make art videos for my students and I’m so glad to Come upon yours. I love that you offer the realistic notion that there are no absolutes and how it’s so Much a game of compositional devices. Thank you for that most of all. ❤
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Gee, I love the black mosaic with all the uneven shapes (at 3:29 seconds). I love how the black grout becomes part of the art, like the "white space" in design.
Thank you so much Helen! Could you please clarify - what if i space tiles really densley with barely any gap between them.. - will that create a problem when i grout as there's no place for grout to get in between the tiles? if i plan to do this for an outdoor project - could that become an issue? In other words, is that recommended to leave more space rather than less in order for grout to settle in and hold the pieces together? or am i overthinking it? thanks again!!!
Hi. I would definitely leave more spaces for the grout to fill and hold the tesserae in place. If the tesserae are too close to each other then the only adhesive holding them in place is the glue underneath whereas the grout provides an extra layer of protection and adhesion.
Hi. Excellent teacher, very clear and precise. You discussed classical formula for mosaic spacing but did not give it. I presume tessellate size is relevant to spacing? I would appreciate clarity here. Thank you. Regards AlisonX
Sorry for the late reply Alison! The classical formula for spacing is to keep it consistent. I am going to do another video about the size of the tesserae but basically you want consistency there too - you dont want sudden changes of spacing or size that will draw the eye.
Were the inconsistencies intentional or how the mosaics now have come down to us in posterity? I mean, were they created that way intentionally or became that way after years of being used? If you explained this, I apologize, I missed it. In any case, thank you, I plan on doing a large floor piece in my bathroom of one of the alleged ways in which Rome was founded - 'she-wolf with Romulus and Remus.
Yes, the inconsistencies were intentional and if you look at large scale work they don't really stand out. Moreover, as you work you will realise that some inconsistencies are unavoidable. Nevertheless, it's good to have the rules in mind as they help create visual harmony.
@@HelenMilesMosaics Thank you, Helen. I appreciate the feedback. Before I start my bathroom floor - we live in a hundred and two year old Tuscan style villa, I wanted to try some smaller projects to get my 'sea-legs' as it were.
Básicamente, dice que el espacio es opcional pero siempre manteniendo una consistencia. Mostró ejemplo de espacio de piezas antiguas con espacio y técnica clásica y el con fondo negro y el último eran estilos diferentes. Pero lo que yo entendí es que al final no hay una regla para el espacio en términos de más ancho o más pequeño si no más la consistencia
