M OSAICS Art consisting of a design made

M OSAICS -Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass

W ARM UP Q UESTION- W HAT ELEMENTSOF ART ARE USED TO MAKE THIS ARTWORK SUCCESSFUL ?

M OSAIC WITH S TREET M USICIANS 1 st c. A. D. (Naples). Signed by Dioskourides of Samos Found in the ancient city of Pompeii Depicts scene from a comedy (figures wearing theatrical masks) None of the stones are larger than 2. 5 mm

Mosaic-Colored marble, tile, or glass organized to create an image Tesserae-Each individual tile in the shape of the cube

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M ODERN DAY MOSAICS

D IGITAL MOSAICS

P APER M OSAIC What is a mosaic? Art consisting of a design made of small pieces of colored stone or glass. For our project, we are going to use small pieces of paper.

P ROCEDURES Pick one of the images provided. It may be a famous artwork or an image of a plant or animal. Sketch out the image on your paper using pencil. Go through magazines or use construction paper scraps to cut up small squares to use to create color and value. You will be given baggies to keep your paper tesserae in Divide you squared up into colors and by values. Begin using the squares to match the colors in the original image. Begin pasting the squares down. Once the image is complete we will brush on a clear gloss medium to make your mosaic shine!

H OW WILL I BE ASSESSED? Grading Criteria Following Directions……. . 25 pts. Planning/Sketching…………… 15 pts. Matching colors/Likeness to original image……………. 35 pts. Craftsmanship………………. . . 25 pts.

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