Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque in Mosaic Art with Carol Shelkin
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Mosaic Arts Online presents “Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque in Mosaic Art with Carol Shelkin.” In this online course Carol shares the techniques of how to create a mosaic with a transparent and translucent effect. Carol is well known for creating her mosaic art in a painterly style using stained glass.
Carol starts with an in-depth 40 minute powerpoint presentation describing how a transparency mosaic can be created. She discusses ways to create reflective qualities, values, and shades using individual colors of glass.
Next, you will be introduced to the photographic model that Carol uses to create the transparent/translucent mosaic. This image is available in the PDF for your use or you may choose your own image. Once you have your image ready, Carol walks you through the steps of how to manipulate your image in warm colors and black and white. This step by step process will help you to understand values and shading. Next, you will transfer your design to the substrate before coloring it in with your colored pencils.
Once you have completed your color drawing, you will then choose your glass palette for creating your transparent/translucent mosaic. Carol shares how to best choose the values in the glass before starting to create. Carol chooses small pieces as she works slowly and precisely with each piece that she lays down for her mosaic. Sometimes she finds that ripping them out and making subtle but important changes is necessary.
Carol recommends her “Realism in Mosaic Art” online course as prerequisite to this course. If you feel you understand the elements of how to work in light and dark, how to see the different values of colors using a gray scale chart, and how to see the shadows in a photographic model then you are prepared for this course.
This course will give you the skills and confidence to create a transparent and translucent mosaic with a variety of images.
All MAO courses come with comment sections in each segment to ask questions of the instructor.
Your Instructor
Carol Shelkin, a visual artist is creating contemporary, fine art, original and intricate mosaic designs that eminent care and attention to detail with hand cut, high quality stained glass and other glass materials.
Course Curriculum
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StartIntro and Personal Interview with Carol and Tami (6:58)
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StartIntro and Personal Interview with Carol and Tami in Hi Def (6:58)
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StartPDF for Download. Suggested Tools, Materials, and Resources. Image of Photographic Model
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StartCarol's Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Presentation Part 1 (15:07)
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StartCarol's Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Presentation Part 2 (8:59)
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StartCarol's Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Presentation Part 3 (5:23)
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StartCarol's Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Presentation Part 4 (6:18)
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StartCarol's Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Presentation Part 5 (8:32)
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StartIntro to Drawing and Transfer Image to Substrate (12:49)
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StartIntro to Drawing in Color (9:18)
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StartContinuation of Drawing in Color (9:37)
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StartValues in Drawing (9:42)
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StartDrawing with Translucency (9:28)
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StartFinal Drawing Lesson (10:22)
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StartIntro to Glass (6:36)
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StartCutting Glass for the Mosaic (6:33)
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StartMosaic Progress (8:03)
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StartChanging Glass Pieces and Mosaic Continuation (3:07)
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StartFinal Progress Section of Transparent, Translucent, and Opaque Mosaic (0:53)