Tag: mosaic backgrounds
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Fleur-de-Louisiana: A Study in Subtle Colors
Artist Sharon Thomassie emailed me a photo of her mosaic in progress and asked for advice about choosing color(s) for the background.
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Thoughtful Backgrounds Improve Mosaic Artwork
Artist Bonnie Eisner emailed me a photo of her Hansa (Hand of Fatima) mosaic in progress because we were out of the color she wanted to use for the whole background. My solution to the shortage was to take the problem as an opportunity to enhance the design by using andamento, color variation, and pattern…