1. Mosaics
Art Masterpiece
3rd Grade
Lesson 6

2. Vocabulary Definitions
Shape: When lines meet to enclose a space.
Geometric (square, triangle, circle)
Organic (irregular in outline)
Color: Hue is another word for color. Examples:
yellow, yellow-orange, blue-violet, green
Color spectrum: A band of colors produced when white light passes through a prism and is broken into separate wavelengths.
A color wheel shows the approximate visible spectrum arranged in a circle.

3. Vocabulary Definitions (cont.)
Value:
The darkness or lightness of a surface
Depends on how much light a surface reflects
Space:
The empty or open area between, around, above, below or within objects
Shapes and forms are defined by space around and within them

4. Vocabulary Definitions (cont.)
Texture:
Texture is perceived by touch and sight
Examples: rough, silky, soft, smooth, jagged, hard

5. Mosaics History dates back some 4,000 years +
Used by the Romans to decorate their cathedrals and churches
Created by using different-colored tiles (or other objects) to make an image
“Tiles” can include brilliantly colored bits of glass, stone, gold and other objects

6. Taj Mahal Original Image and Mosaic Representation

7. Mosaic Floor of Ancient Roman Villa
What SHAPES do you see?

8. In what color, do you see light VALUE to dark VALUE?
Mosaic Table Top

9. Do you see positive or negative SPACE here?
Mosaic Lily

10. Do you see positive or negative SPACE here?
Mosaic Frog

11. Van Gogh’s Starry Night in Mosaic Made with Legos
What COLORS do see?

12. Queen Esther Revealing her True Identity - 2006 Lilian Broca
What TEXTURES do notice?

13. Using Paper Tiles (Squares)
To Create a Mosaic

14. What We Will Be Doing Creating Your Own Mosaic
Pick a simple topic – animal, person or a simple design
Lightly sketch your design on the black paper
Choose the colors of cut paper squares
Place the squares on the black paper to create your image
Leave a black border around each tile
After the squares are laid out, glue your pieces in place