Mosaic Courses

General Terms and Conditions
  • The minimum number of students required for each course to take place is 5 participants.
  • The maximum number of students per course is 10 participants, in order to ensure appropriate individual attention and the proper practical development of the sessions.
  • Upon completion of the course, participants will be awarded a certificate of achievement, certifying the knowledge and skills acquired during the training programme.

Indirect Mosaic Course

Mosaic is an artistic and craft discipline based on the creation of images through small fragments—known as tesserae—made from a variety of materials such as ceramic, glass, stone, or recycled materials. Throughout history, it has played an important role in architecture, public art, and decoration, evolving from Roman pavements to contemporary artistic expressions. Its fragmentary nature gives mosaic a unique visual language in which rhythm, colour, direction, and texture are essential elements of the composition.

This course approaches mosaic as a complete artistic practice, encompassing design, planning, execution, and installation. Each student will develop their own mosaic project from beginning to end, carrying out every stage of the creative and technical process.

Teaching will be workshop-based, with individual guidance tailored to the technical and creative requirements of each project. Before the practical work begins, each student will take part in an individual tutorial session aimed at:

  • Adapting the technical objectives to the participant’s level of experience.
  • Understanding their interests and initial ideas.
  • Defining the scale and feasibility of the project.
  • Providing guidance on the design process.

The indirect method consists of creating the mosaic on a temporary support, placing the tesserae face down onto paper before transferring them to their final support. This technique is particularly suitable for:

  • Medium- and large-scale works.
  • Modular projects.
  • Architectural surfaces.
  • Collaborative projects.
  • Greater control over the overall composition.

During the course, particular emphasis will be placed on this technique, covering:

  • Design preparation.
  • Image inversion.
  • Temporary consolidation methods.
  • Tessera production.
  • Tessera spacing and arrangement.
  • Finishing processes and final cleaning.
Objectives
  • Introduce students to the artistic language of mosaic.
  • Understand and master the indirect mosaic technique.
  • Develop a complete personal project.
  • Foster technical and creative autonomy.
  • Learn professional planning and execution processes.
Specific Objectives
  • Become familiar with basic materials and tools.
  • Learn different tessera-cutting techniques.
  • Understand the principles of composition as applied to mosaic.
  • Work with rhythm (andamento), direction, and joint spacing.
  • Correctly prepare supports and transfer processes.
  • Complete finishing and final installation procedures.
  • Develop aesthetic sensitivity and observational skills.
Programme

MODULE 1 · Introduction and Personal Project

  • Course presentation.
  • Historical and contemporary references.
  • Introduction to the language of mosaic art.
  • Initial individual tutorials.
  • Definition of the personal project.

MODULE 2 · Design Applied to Mosaic

  • Development of the sketch and sinopia.
  • Image adaptation.
  • Scale and composition.
  • Colour and visual reading.
  • Preparation of the final full-scale cartoon.

MODULE 3 · Materials and Tools

  • Types of tesserae.
  • Cutting tools.
  • Safety and ergonomics.
  • Adhesives and working methods.
  • Preparation of materials.

MODULE 4 · Indirect Mosaic Technique

  • Technical foundations.
  • Mounting tesserae onto paper.
  • Image inversion.
  • Organisation by sections.
  • Direction and rhythm of tesserae (andamento).
  • Resolving curves and junctions.
  • Development of the emblem: its relationship with the background and the modular space.

MODULE 5 · Consolidation

  • Formwork preparation.
  • Mortar preparation.
  • Installation methods.
  • Turning and removal of the paper backing.
  • Corrections and adjustments.

MODULE 6 · Finishing

  • Grouting.
  • Final cleaning.
  • Basic conservation principles.
  • Presentation of completed works.

Price: €520 (VAT included)

To secure a place on the course, a €260 deposit is required, which will be deducted from the final course fee.

If full payment is made before 15 July, an early payment discount will apply, reducing the total fee to €470 (VAT included).

The full payment must be made before the start of the course.

Materiales de los alumnos
  • Tenazas de mosaico.
  • Pinzas de precisión
  • Bata o ropa de trabajo.
  • Guantes y gafas de protección.
  • Cuaderno de bocetos.
  • Papel de seda
  • Rotulador Edding
  • Rotulador indeleble
  • Cinta de carrocero
  • Pegamento en barra
  • Mortero de consolidación y lechada