FIVE WAYS TO MAKE MOSAICS | Find the mosaic method that works for you

Five ways to make mosaics - find the method that works for you.

A short video about five different mosaic methods and how to choose the right one for your project.

An overview of five approaches to mosaic making that will help you decide which one is best for you.

This video guides you through the five commonly used mosaic methods: the direct method with glue, the fibre glass mesh method, the tile adhesive (thinset) method, the paper backed indirect method and the cast concrete method.

00:00 Introduction
01:07 Direct method with glue
03:23 Fibreglass mesh method
04:58 Tile adhesive method
06:26 Paper backed method
07:51 Cast method

[SwtGrnEyed]

Very informational!! Thank you so much for this video! I'm new to mosaics (other than what we did in art class in school), but I've always wanted to give it a go. I've been watching your videos for helpful information, and you've definitely supplied it! So thanks again!

[teresa-uxdb]

One of the most valuable 10 minutes I've had on mosaic!!! New subbie now 🎉

[MsK-xmvw]

Firsst, let me say, you are absolutely the best teacher I have ever seen! And, I'm not a young lady and homeschooled my own children.
With that being said, there is another method you haven't mentioned, undoubtedly because it's a lot of technique and hard to find the recipe for ... the Vienna method with a lime plaster base that stays malable for months. The piece is then transfered using the double reverse transfer method. I have wanted to go to Europe for years to study under one of the few artist's who teach the original Roman methods... I wish that ancient skill was still common knowledge for Mosaic Artists of today ( who don't have thousands to study the craft abroad). Thank you for teaching the methods we have today to all who want to learn the right way, we hope Mosaics will continue through people like you for millennia to come.

[sinemguven]

I would like to thank you for your all informative videos. Very clear and understandable teaching. I have just started to mosaic so all these are very useful for me. Thank you so much.

[Donner]

Thanks. I'll use the first method on a mosaic I received in the mail that arrived partly in some pieces. Fortunately I have a previous photo for placement of all the pieces.

[SuperBrowndog]

Easy to understand your directions. Thank you.

[themessycrafter]

Love your tutorials. I'm a beginner in mosaics and your videos are such help! Thank you

[LisaCitarella]

Thank you very much. You answered some of my questions. For the flour and water glue to do the upside down method, what is the recipe? Thanks

[shirleyjenkins]

Ive been wanting to tile my tile my frint porch but my back refuses to cooperate.
Your methods have given me a way to go about it that might be achievable. Thank you..

[lostandfoundsheep]

So with the fiberglass mesh method, you say you install it on site.. what types of installation options are there? Can you grout? Can you lay it directly in concrete?

[elizaw]

This is so useful!! Thank you for explaining everything so well and clearly

[pamjedlicka]

Thank you!!! Your video was very helpful for this newbee who (I think) has gotten herself in a jam trying to cut already tiny pieces of glass for a small first project.

[Phoneuserever]

Helen Miles out here save’n lives 😂 Amazing explanation!!

[skimpylemon]

Thank you for taking the time to demonstrate the various methods to construct mosaics! I'm 23 with no artistry background but I want to learn this craft and create some awesome designs for friends and family. Subscribed as well. 👌

[AmeliaJohannsen]

Thank you so much for the overview. This is just what I was looking for!

[lizziewebb]

Very easy to learn from this expert, explained well.

[meredithdonnachie]

I'm making mosaics for my final year project and this was a massive help, thank you!

[ewamaria]

Great video! I couldn’t find anything like this in Polish. It was soooo helpful!

[anniesebastian]

Wonderful video.... very precise and informative. .. going to try some of your methods. Thank you so much....

[facesbyjulietprofessionalf]

Thank you so much for these wonderful videos! I'm wanting to know if I can use the paper method to tile a mosaic around my bathtub. We purchased ceramic tiles, chopped them up into bit, and plan to create a mosaic with them. It seems that I would have the easiest time making my mosaic on paper and then pressing it onto the wall around the bathtub. Especially because I would prefer a flat surface if possible. And I was thinking of pressing the tiles-on-paper into a thinset. Am I right to do it this way, or is there a better method?