How to Create a Watercolor Mosaic

Everyone has done collages when they were a kid. A watercolor mosaic is similar to making a collage. Just have fun, paint freely, and the subject of your mosaic will be revealed to you.

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Cold processed watercolor paper, 14 lbs.
• Three or more colors of watercolor pigments
• Watercolor brush; no. 6 round is good
• Salt for texture
• Tools to make texture
• Rubber cement
• Scissors
• Piece of white paper or a page in a journal to glue mosaic onto

1. Paint on the watercolor paper in a free style. Have fun layering the textures and colors.

2. Add texture to the paint with the salt and/or tools you chose.

3. Apply rubber cement to the back of your dry painting and let the cement dry. Apply glue to whatever you are putting your mosaic on. The bonding will take place when you put the pieces together later on in Step 5.

4. Cut the watercolor paper you painted into strips, squares, rectangles, etc.
   Lay out some or all of these pieces into a pleasing pattern.

5. Pick up each piece of mosaic and place it onto the glued paper surface in that same pattern. The two pieces will now bond together. You may have to wipe away excess glue.

6. Name and sign your piece of art.

Tips & Warnings

• Use acid free rubber cement.
• Cut freely, don’t measure.
• Try looking at it from all sides to check for balance.
• Listen to music while doing this.
• You don't have to use all the pieces you cut or you may want to paint more than one pieces of paper and add them together.
• Use your imagination and have fun.