opening up mosaics

[Diamond Pool Finishers]

I am no expert on the subject. In my mind there is no set way of doing it. If you can keep your joints in line around a curve you are a better man than me. I just mess about with it really I don’t do to many jobs for the rich and famous and it is not my day to day job so I think going with DPF advice will be your best bet. It would be nice of him if he could put up some pics of a curve with straight joints.

i dont keep my joints straight around a radius ether ! ( but i never said i did ,if you read my repiy, i said,i like to keep the grout lines the same SIZE , as i don't like to see big /small grout lines, of course you have to stagger the rows as the length of each row is different. i never do pic's anymore on any forum ,as its to-much messing about, i will only ever do you-tube films, unless forums change so we can just press up-load

 

[The D]

What's the mannequin made of Deano? I really like that idea, my daughter is just starting to get into arts and crafts so, I'd quite like to do something like that with her.

That one is fibreglass but the finish is nice and smooth I picked it up at a car boot £3.00but i have another one that I got out of a skip that was from a wedding shop that one is covered in sponge but underneath it is a fibreglass shell

 

[DHTiling]

By clicking the little pic icon above DPF , you can upload now very quickly ...



Each job ed has to be taken at face value .. staggered rows as dean and dpf has done is the easiest and best method ... simple advice and easy to understand.

 

[The D]

i dont keep my joints straight around a radius ether ! ( but i never said i did ,if you read my repiy, i said,i like to keep the grout lines thde same SIZE , as i don't like to see big /small grout lines, of course you have to stagger the rows as the length of each row is different. i never do pic's anymore on any forum ,as its to-much messing about, i will only ever do you-tube films, unless forums change so we can just press up-load

sorry m8 my bad :0)

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Ed I told you about the curved benches I did in Southport, single strips as Dean has done was the way I went, as said no right or wrong way. But voussoirs imo can be a pain with mosaics I prefare to fan using full tesserae. Each to their own.

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

To be honest ED a lot of it depends on the material you are working with and the look you are trying to achieve I like to experiment and these are a few methods on the same piece (just something me and my girls have been messing with)

View attachment 49835 View attachment 49836 View attachment 49837 View attachment 49838 View attachment 49839 [Pervert:lol: only kidding Dean, nice work mate,

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Sorry Dean, you know I am only joking, I might advertise for some live models to practice on, (you can get away with anything, in the name of art):lol::lol::lol:

 

[The D]

If you get one of these you will have plenty of curves to practice on:lol::lol::lol: View attachment 49840 :lol::lol::lol::yikes:

 

[DHTiling]

If you get one of these you will have plenty of curves to practice on:lol::lol::lol: View attachment 49840 :lol::lol::lol:

:drool5::drool5:

 

[Aston]

i'm having the blonde ;0)

 

[DHTiling]

i'm having the blonde ;0)

I'll have any :lol:

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

If you get one of these you will have plenty of curves to practice on:lol::lol::lol: View attachment 49840 :lol::lol::lol::yikes:

I am now officially gay.:blush2:.

 

[Turkish tiler]

If you get one of these you will have plenty of curves to practice on:lol::lol::lol: View attachment 49840 :lol::lol::lol::yikes:

Wow wow turn it off !!!!!!!!!!

 

[DHTiling]

If you get one of these you will have plenty of curves to practice on:lol::lol::lol: View attachment 49840 :lol::lol::lol::yikes:

This reminds me of leatherface and his missus...

 

[The Legend; Phil Hobson RIP]

Dave, Ed, Dean,?:yikes: although I don't know a couple of them might look OK after about 15 pints of meths.:lol: