Grade 7 Mosaic.ppt
- 1. Picture making: MOSAICS Objectives: •Define the term mosaic •Explore how romans made mosaics •Design and create a paper mosaic
- 2. What are Mosaics Mosaic is the art of creating images with small pieces of colored glass, stone or other materials. It is an art form that has been around for more than 4000 years!
- 3. History of Roman Mosaics • Romans lived in houses called VILLAS. The floors and walls of these Villas were decorated in elaborate MOSAICS. • MOSAICS showed everything from scenes of everyday life, to fantastic images from Roman and Greek MYTHOLOGY. • Many Romans believed that more colourful MOSAICS would show people how wealthy they were!
- 4. How Romans made Mosaics First, an expert Mosaic maker would draw a plan of the design and pattern. A small area of the floor at a time is covered in wet plaster.
- 5. The mosaic maker would then add small pieces of tile to the plaster. The tiles are laid according to the design. When the mosaic was finished it would be polished.
- 6. These are actual ROMAN MOSAICS.
- 15. Video on How to Create Paper Mosaic
- 16. How to make a paper mosaic 1. Plan your design and draw it to a surface. 2. Get some sheets of paper in different colors. 3. Cut the paper into small pieces to make your tiles. 4. Start gluing the pieces of paper to the outline of a shape. 5. Glue the rest of your tiles to the inside of your shape. 6. Consider filling in the background, if desired, using a contrasting color.
- 17. Activity 1. Create a paper mosaic based on one of the following topics: • Insects • My Favourite Fruit • The Flower • Vehicles
- 18. Mosaic Rubric