How to collect mosaic

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Have you ever thought about how to collect mosaic? As hundreds of thousands of stones of different colors obtained whole artistic canvas? I had a speculative presentation on this matter, but in reality everything was different. In this post I will show Jordanian technology, and even tell you how encrusted tree ...

In the past, seeing the mosaic, I thought that the artists pasted on the wall stones on the sketch. It turned out it is not so. Firstly, mosaic going from the inside. On a sheet of paper or cloth is drawn contour on which begin to lay out the pieces:

In the second place, the tiles are cut in advance. They were not selected for form as puzzles. Initially, the master has long stone sticks:

In operation, it cuts their desired shape and size pieces:

Next, each piece neatly puts the forceps to the next:

Why mosaic going from the inside? Everything is very simple. As the stones of various shapes, the surface is rough leaves. On this side of the picture is filled bonding composition:

But on the other hand, it turns out perfectly smooth:

It is much easier to perform imitation of mosaic. There blunt taken clay coating patterned and cut "slices". After the clay is processed in the furnace, it is almost indistinguishable from real mosaic:

Yet somehow punctured "pixel" patterns on the eggs. Technology, unfortunately, did not disclose:

Now, about how do inlay:

At first element looks like. Sticks of wood of different breeds come together:

Sometimes the elements are very small:

"Cake" of the sticks going wood. When he sticks together, with him just cut layer by layer, which is where you want to paste:

For example, on the back of a chair:

All this is covered with lacquer and looks very smooth:

The range of finished products. By tradition, the Arab (and not only) of the world, the workshop occupies an area of ​​ten square meters, while the store - one hundred percent! Stay Tuned!