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The Direct Ravenna Method with Arianna Gallo
The Direct Ravenna Method
Intro and Personal Interview with Arianna and Tami (21:59)
PDF for download. Tools, Materials, and Resources
11 Image choices for download
The Direct Ravenna Method course overview (1:18)
Materials overview (4:38)
Overview of temporary frames, lime, and clay (1:48)
The image. Making a section of a replica (6:42)
Drawing the andamento
Tracing the andamento for the positive drawing (9:21)
Tracing the andamento of the negative drawing (9:17)
Completion of both drawings (3:09)
Building the temporary frame and applying the lime putty
Arianna's temporary frame for the mosaic (14:22)
MODIFICATION: Two temporary frame options (4:15)
MODIFICATION: Spreading the lime putty in a wooden frame (1:23)
Smoothing out the lime putty (2:12)
Transferring the design
Transferring the negative drawing to the lime putty (4:04)
MODIFICATION: Clay as your temporary substrate
Making the clay temporary frame (11:26)
Transferring the design to the temporary clay substrate (3:22)
Cutting the materials
Cutting and processing the smalti and gold (26:28)
Creating the mosaic
Putting the first tessera on the mosaic (15:22)
Outlining the hand. The darkest color first (10:17)
Adding the two shades of gold for the cross (14:32)
Darker shades of gold for the sleeve (3:42)
Creating the eye of the sheep (8:00)
Defining the outline of the sheep's head and the direction of the fur (19:29)
Using the light and medium shades to create the hand (17:57)
Creating the rock with smalti that will contrast with the sky colors (4:15)
How to mix three shades of green to make the plants (vegetation) (15:25)
Outlining the sheep with the sky colors (5:57)
Continuing to mosaic the sky (22:46)
Following the andamento in an area of the sky (2:37)
The completed mosaic (1:17)
Materials Overview for Rabbit Glue and Flour and Water Glue
Supplies to make rabbit glue and flour and water glue (3:10)
Option to download recipes and directions for making rabbit glue and flour and water glue
Applying the cotton gauze and rabbit glue. Releasing the mosaic from the putty
Applying the first layer of cotton gauze and rabbit glue to the mosaic (16:06)
Applying the second layer of cotton gauze and adding the bone glue (8:42)
Releasing the mosaic from the lime putty (13:21)
Clean the lime putty off the back of the mosaic (6:30)
MODIFICATION: Flour and water glue. Releasing the mosaic from the clay
How to make the flour and water glue (6:36)
Flour Glue Part 2 (8:14)
Applying flour glue to the gauze (11:41)
Releasing the mosaic from clay (6:00)
Cleaning the clay off the back of the mosaic (9:23)
Final steps to complete the mosaic
Important cleaning details and adding the sand into the interstices (9:33)
Mixing and applying the thin set to the mosaic and the permanent substrate (23:35)
24 hours later the thin set is cured. (2:04)
Removing the cotton gauze. Repair missing tiles. (10:38)
Restoration of the missing tiles (2:44)
Finishing the edges of the mosaic (14:04)
Tinting the edges of the mosaic and a few of the interstices (5:37)
Wrap up and thank you! (0:40)
Bonus sections
BONUS: Buffing and polishing marble tesserae mosaic (4:47)
BONUS: Grouting a marble mosaic (7:34)
BONUS: Final grout cleaning on a marble mosaic (5:59)
BONUS: Buffing and polishing marble tesserae mosaic
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