| Description |
160 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Introduction -- Before you start (Mosaics ancient and modern -- Design sources -- Color in mosaics) -- Setting up (Types of tesserae -- Safety equipment -- Drawing equipment -- Surfaces -- Adhesives -- Fixing equipment -- Grouting equipment -- Workshop set-up) -- A to Z techniques (Adhesive techniques -- Andamenti -- Backgrounds -- Borders -- Casting -- Central motifs -- Common mistakes -- Cutting techniques -- Design techniques -- Direct method -- Direct method on mesh -- Double reverse method -- Finishing and fixing -- Glass and silicone -- Grouting -- Indirect method on paper -- Indirect method with plastic -- Laying tesserae -- Micromosaic -- Opus (Outdoor direct adhesive method -- Outdoor indirect method -- Outdoor sand and cement -- Pebbles -- Repeat fan patterns -- Taking templates) -- Three-dimensional effects -- Three-dimensional surfaces -- Useful tips |
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Gallery (Andamenti -- Color -- Cutting -- Contrast -- Light effects -- Pattern -- Realism -- Relief -- Tone). |
| Note |
"A step-by-step visual directory, with an inspirational gallery of finished works"--Dust jkt. |
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Includes index. |
| Subject |
Mosaics -- Technique.
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Mosaics -- Encyclopedias.
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| ISBN |
0762404442: $24.95 |
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9780762404445 |
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