Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Sealing Grout
Posted on October 1, 2008 - Filed Under Hobbies | Leave a Comment
Many mosaic articles and books say you must always seal grout. I don’t always agree.
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The purpose of sealing grout is to make it water and mildew resistant, and to help keep out dirt. Many mosaic articles and books say you must always seal grout. I don’t always agree. In my opinion, indoor wall-hanging mosaics displayed in dry environments don’t need sealing. I simply don’t bother because my indoor wall hangings don’t get wet or dirty. However, indoor mosaics exposed to dirt and moisture (e.g., tabletops and backsplashes) should, indeed, be sealed.
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Posted on September 28, 2008 - Filed Under Arts and Entertainment | Leave a Comment
Working with color in mosaics is much more challenging than most other art media, such as paint and colored pencils. If we, as mosaic artists, can’t mix colors to create new ones, are we stuck with what the glass manufacturers give us?
Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.
Working with color in mosaics is much more challenging than most other art media, such as paint and colored pencils. The painter’s color palette is limited only by the painter’s imagination in mixing any number of colors until the desired hue is achieved. In contrast, the mosaic artist’s color palette is constrained by the limited colors that glass manufacturers decide to produce, which are typically determined by what sells best.
Read More..>>Glass Mosaic Tile Art: Grout-Line Size and Shape
Posted on September 16, 2008 - Filed Under Hobbies | Leave a Comment
Where you don’t put tesserae determines your grout lines because grout fills in everything on your base material left uncovered by tesserae. Strive for consistent grout spacing over the entire mosaic.
Making wonderful glass mosaic tile art is easy! Let me show you how.
Where you don’t put tesserae determines your grout lines because grout fills in everything on your base material left uncovered by tesserae. Strive for consistent grout spacing over the entire mosaic. If you use mismatched shapes (e.g., broken pieces of miscellaneous crockery), this is virtually impossible, but do your best to maintain consistency. Big gaps left between tesserae because you were in too much of a hurry look messy.
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