Mosaics are traditionally made with pieces of tiles or glass, but a paper mosaic is a great project for art classes or to make with children. The only rule is to have fun. At the same time, it also develops children's aesthetic sense and their ability to embellish objects.
Steps
Step 1. Make a light line drawing on a piece of paper, but don't color it and don't add a lot of detail
The goal is simply to create a sketch of the image to be made.
Step 2. Get some colored paper
You can use card stock or search the junk mail for glossy catalogs with brightly colored photos.
Step 3. Cut or tear the paper into small pieces
You can cut it into regular pieces, such as squares or triangles, or create irregular shapes for a different effect.
Step 4. Glue the pieces of colored paper onto the sketch you just made
Leave some space between each piece to give a tiled effect, or make them adjacent to each other or overlapping for a particular look.
Step 5. Let it dry
If you want to make the mosaic more resistant and suitable for hanging on a wall, stick it on a piece of thick cardboard.
Step 6. Finished
Advice
- You can make your mosaic with rice, paper, candy, basically anything you want!
- You can use black paper. It will be really cool, trust me!
- You can use different shapes and sizes for the mosaic pieces, this will make it a little more original.
- You can make the mosaic look like something concrete, such as a tiger or a fountain, or you can create interesting patterns and even turn a friend's photo into a mosaic.
- Think thoroughly about your project, don't make a trivial one.
- Look at tile floors and tile mosaics for inspiration.
Warnings
- Be careful using super glue, it would be better to use paper glue.
- Be careful when using scissors.
