Andamento mosaic

Out There Design and Mosaic on Instagram: "A technical sample, studying flaring in Sdoppiamento, the Italian term used in mosaic technique to describe the 'splitting' of tesserae from one line to two. This technique is so important for the Andamento, or visual flow within a mosaic. Thank you to my friend and mentor Caitlin Hepworth for your brilliant guidance in mastering this .........well maybe not mastering, but certainly getting better each time ! #outtheredesignandmosaic…

Learn how to improve your andamento skills with one of the best mosaic artists Anabella Wewer. Anabella breaks down all the mystery of how to create proper andamento lines when you are creating your mosaic art.

In this online course, Kelley teaches by building a simple three-section mosaic seascape while analyzing three different types of andamento (circles, squares/rectangles, and classic linear) and you will learn how to construct them, how to combine them, and how to decide which is most useful when. Learning these skills will help you enhance your mosaic art projects.

Mosaic

Sun Moon Mosaic by artist Lynn Sposito

A background for a mosaic should contrast the colors of the foreground figures and make use of contour lines to suggest motion.

Stones, 6" x 6" Institute of Mosaic Art weekly challenge #20: "Artist's choice"

10 inches x 10 inches Marble and Smalti 2011