Special offer, 2 Volumes for £24.00 for both.
Only until 10th June
Roman Mosaics - The Workshop Manual
Volume I
How to make an authentic copy of a Roman Mosaic from start to finish
Now available, a 85 page manual which will give you all the information you need to begin to create authentic replicas of Roman mosaics. Set out in clear, logical steps. How to get started and how to ensure your mosaic is as good as it can be.
85 Pages, 200gsm paper
34 Colour images, 7 black & white, 7 line drawings
2 Roman mosaic patterns
- A5 size laminated reminder card of The Rules
Laminated front and back covers
Wire bound
Also includes the first part of Volume II Geometrics
A 32 page, A4 size manual detailing the methods and principles I use to work out both simple and complex patterns.
A step by step guide to 12 patterns which will allow you to see these methods in use.
2 full size patterns on tracing paper
- A5 size laminated reminder card of the main principles
- Laminated front and back covers
- Wire bound.
A - Volume I
B - Geometric Volume II
C - Crib cards
D - Figure patterns
E - Geometric patterns
UK Price £24.00 + £1.80 postage
(to order for the EU or USA, Australasia the bottom of the page)
Contents
1. Introduction
2. History
A brief time line with details on the techniques used.
3. Materials
Stones and marbles plus using modern tiles such as ceramics and images show the best colours to use.
4. Tools
The tools you can use now, hammer and hardie, tile nippers etc. The full hammer and hardie instruction manual is in this section.
5. Methods
Using the Direct method, a quick easy way to work with full instructions, a list of what you need and a section on grouting. We also take a brief look at other methods.
6. Roman Mosaics - The Rules
What makes a Roman mosaic so different from modern works, this is information that you will not find in most museums
7. Methods of Work
Almost as important as the Rules this is a way to work which differs greatly from most artistic mosaics. How to make the best use of your time and avoid mistakes. The principles here are the same ones you use on small panels or large floors.
8. Setting the tesserae
How to set the pieces in place using irregular shaped tiles, including background areas. Commonly made mistakes, how to avoid them and when to correct them or leave them.
9. Setting the tesserae - shapes Filling in squares, triangles, circles correctly
10. Colours
Choosing the right colours and using the right order.
11. Pattern 1 Running Deer
Guidelines on how to set this mosaic plus different ways you may want to adapt it.
12. Pattern 2 Double strand guilloche
A simple border pattern but one containing a lot of the basic principles
13. The next stage
Taking it further, how to develop your skills to apply them to geometric and figural work and looking at the development of your own style in a Roman mosaic.
14. Glossary
15. Further reading
Roman Mosaics - The Workshop Manual
Volume II (part 1)
The first part of this manual, which is included in the price of Volume 1 gives you the main principles behind planning out a Roman geometric mosaic.
You will be able to look at a geometric mosaic or borderline and begin to see how it is planned out and how to replicate this as your own work.
1. Introduction
2. Design – A Start Point
Deciding on a pattern to copy
3. Patterns, a fundamental principle
Something you must know to ensure what you draw on paper can be transferred to a mosaic.
4. Drawing Mosaics – What you need and how to do it
Equipment needed and how to use it
5. Standards of work
How this can affect your mosaic
6. The 1st stage – choosing the pattern
I. Pattern
II. Where are the colours
III. Dominant lines
7. Sizing a mosaic
Making sure the scale is correct
8. Centre Point Tesserae
Another mistake I see in marking out a pattern and how to avoid it
9. The 2nd stage – working out
I. Centre point
II. The 3 lines
III. Shapes
10. Proportion
See it in the originals and use it in your own mosaic.
11. Border patterns
The difference in working out these.
12. Further reading
UK (1st Class mainland UK)
£24.00 + £1.80 postage
Europe (airmail)
€27.00 + €3.00 postage
USA/rest of the world (airmail)
$38 + $7.00 postage
