A mosaic is an artistic technique that uses tiny parts to create a big image.
The Romans used mosaics to decorate the buildings.
VIDEO
The floors of Roman buildings were often decorated with mosaics - tiny coloured stones (tesserae ).
Many mosaics captured scenes of history and everyday Roman life.
Some mosaics represented animals.
Another ones represented a God or a Goddess.
R ich Romans decorated the floors of their main rooms with mosaics. Each mosaic used thousands of pieces to make a pattern.
Today we are going to make a mosaic. Choose an object, an animal, a person...etc. and try to do a mosaic.
Watch the following video to get some ideas:
VIDEO
What do you need?
- Coloured paper, felt, beans, rice...or whatever.
- 1 piece of card.
- Glue.
- Scissors.
- Glue.
- A pencil.
- A ruler.
Watch this video to know the process:
VIDEO
And finally, let me know if you want to share your project.
Have a nice weekend!
A mosaic is an artistic technique that uses tiny parts to create a big image.
The Romans used mosaics to decorate the buildings.
VIDEO
The floors of Roman buildings were often decorated with mosaics - tiny coloured stones (tesserae ).
Many mosaics captured scenes of history and everyday Roman life.
Some mosaics represented animals.
Another ones represented a God or a Goddess.
R ich Romans decorated the floors of their main rooms with mosaics. Each mosaic used thousands of pieces to make a pattern.
Today we are going to make a mosaic. Choose an object, an animal, a person...etc. and try to do a mosaic.
Watch the following video to get some ideas:
VIDEO
What do you need?
- Coloured paper, felt, beans, rice...or whatever.
- 1 piece of card.
- Glue.
- Scissors.
- Glue.
- A pencil.
- A ruler.
Watch this video to know the process:
VIDEO
And finally, let me know if you want to share your project.
Have a nice weekend!
