mosaic Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Sun, 24 Apr 2022 07:44:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 The Beautiful Mosaic Portraits of Charis Tsevis https://playjunkie.com/the-beautiful-mosaic-portraits-of-charis-tsevis/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 06:58:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=38780 Charis Tsevis is a Greek visual designer and artist who creates gorgeous mosaic portraits. His art is inspired by many people, from popular TV characters to famous people from around the world. The last series he created is called African Bricks and it was inspired by his visit to Africa and everything he saw there. […]

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]]> Charis Tsevis is a Greek visual designer and artist who creates gorgeous mosaic portraits. His art is inspired by many people, from popular TV characters to famous people from around the world. The last series he created is called African Bricks and it was inspired by his visit to Africa and everything he saw there.

“Africa was love at first sight,” the artist tells My Modern Met. “I have learned so much about its cultures, but most of all I have felt that there was something so important in this land.” He was particularly in awe of the houses made of bricks and many other materials that show creativity and celebrate life.

Two of the portraits from his series belong to award-winning writer Amanda Gorman, and Jamaican American reggae artist Keznamdi. Gorman’s portrait was named after Maya Angelou’s poem And Still I Rise and it’s a powerful and confident work. Wonderful vibrant colors make this series one of the most beautiful things Tsevis ever did.

Scroll down to see more of his art, and if you like it, follow him on Instagram for more. Visit the artist’s website if you want to learn more about him and his work.

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]]> See Nick Misani’s Typographic Digital Art https://playjunkie.com/see-nick-misanis-typographic-digital-art/ Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:29:56 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=13600 Nick Misani is a digital artist who creates travel-inspired mosaic designs, among many other projects. His mosaic designs are gathered under the name Fauxsaics. “I started a passion project called Fauxsaics—a series of travel-inspired, typographic mosaic illustrations,” Misani’s website reads. The artist also works as freelance designers and has collaborated with many well-known brands such […]

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]]> Nick Misani is a digital artist who creates travel-inspired mosaic designs, among many other projects. His mosaic designs are gathered under the name Fauxsaics. “I started a passion project called Fauxsaics—a series of travel-inspired, typographic mosaic illustrations,” Misani’s website reads.

The artist also works as freelance designers and has collaborated with many well-known brands such as Apple, Airbnb, PepsiCo, Target, Penguin Random House, etc.

Scroll down to see Misani’s artwork from Fauxcaics and visit his Instagram page for more.

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Paris, je t’aime 💙 via @nickmisani

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I LOVE visiting #Boston, and the fact that some of my best friends live there makes it even better (sadly, none of them speak in that epic Boston accent yet) 😍 Mosaic theory tidbit: usually, there is a line that traces the perimeter of the main subject. This technique is called Opus Vermiculatum (because it worms around the edges). Sometimes, like in this case, there are two (or more) rows of this type of tiling ☝🏼✨ — Thank you all for the awesome feedback on what you’d like to see in my upcoming #fauxsaics class, which will be full of information and techniques like the one I just shared. I’ll be announcing the release date soon! So exciting! — Shoes by @vegetarianshoes Prints via link in bio

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]]> Donna Van Hooser Makes Mosaic Dogs https://playjunkie.com/donna-van-hooser-makes-mosaic-dogs/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:09:41 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=15429 Illustrator and mosaic artist Donna Van Hooser lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona where she runs her brand Sun Dog Mosaics. Donna did her first animal portrait as a donation to a local animal shelter fund-raiser and just kept creating them ever since. “It was not a specific animal but rather a whimsical mosaic of […]

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]]> Illustrator and mosaic artist Donna Van Hooser lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona where she runs her brand Sun Dog Mosaics. Donna did her first animal portrait as a donation to a local animal shelter fund-raiser and just kept creating them ever since.

“It was not a specific animal but rather a whimsical mosaic of a chihuahua wearing a tiara and pearls,” she explains. “It was made for an annual art auction to benefit a local animal shelter in Kansas City that I participated in every year. I wish I could remember who went home with it; it was an early favorite of mine.”

Scroll down to see her wonderful mosaic portraits of dogs.

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More WIP #mosaic #dogportrait

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]]> The Making of Micromosaics https://playjunkie.com/the-making-of-micromosaics/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:32:11 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=9563 The film below shows the recreation of a section of a micromosaic table. Altough the tools and materials used in this recreation are modern, the principles of the micromosaic techniques have remained the same since 1730s. Micromosaics are made of glass, which is made by heating sand and chemicals in a furnace. The chemicals used […]

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]]> The film below shows the recreation of a section of a micromosaic table. Altough the tools and materials used in this recreation are modern, the principles of the micromosaic techniques have remained the same since 1730s.

Micromosaics are made of glass, which is made by heating sand and chemicals in a furnace. The chemicals used and the atmospheric conditions of the furnace determine the color of the glass. The glass is then cut into squares which could be used to make large scale mosaics. To make a micromosaic, these squares are melted again.

You can see the whole process below. Enjoy!

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> mosaic Archives - PlayJunkie PlayJunkie Sun, 24 Apr 2022 07:44:11 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 The Beautiful Mosaic Portraits of Charis Tsevis https://playjunkie.com/the-beautiful-mosaic-portraits-of-charis-tsevis/ Mon, 25 Apr 2022 06:58:00 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=38780 Charis Tsevis is a Greek visual designer and artist who creates gorgeous mosaic portraits. His art is inspired by many people, from popular TV characters to famous people from around the world. The last series he created is called African Bricks and it was inspired by his visit to Africa and everything he saw there. […]

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]]> Charis Tsevis is a Greek visual designer and artist who creates gorgeous mosaic portraits. His art is inspired by many people, from popular TV characters to famous people from around the world. The last series he created is called African Bricks and it was inspired by his visit to Africa and everything he saw there.

“Africa was love at first sight,” the artist tells My Modern Met. “I have learned so much about its cultures, but most of all I have felt that there was something so important in this land.” He was particularly in awe of the houses made of bricks and many other materials that show creativity and celebrate life.

Two of the portraits from his series belong to award-winning writer Amanda Gorman, and Jamaican American reggae artist Keznamdi. Gorman’s portrait was named after Maya Angelou’s poem And Still I Rise and it’s a powerful and confident work. Wonderful vibrant colors make this series one of the most beautiful things Tsevis ever did.

Scroll down to see more of his art, and if you like it, follow him on Instagram for more. Visit the artist’s website if you want to learn more about him and his work.

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]]> See Nick Misani’s Typographic Digital Art https://playjunkie.com/see-nick-misanis-typographic-digital-art/ Sun, 23 Jun 2019 16:29:56 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=13600 Nick Misani is a digital artist who creates travel-inspired mosaic designs, among many other projects. His mosaic designs are gathered under the name Fauxsaics. “I started a passion project called Fauxsaics—a series of travel-inspired, typographic mosaic illustrations,” Misani’s website reads. The artist also works as freelance designers and has collaborated with many well-known brands such […]

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]]> Nick Misani is a digital artist who creates travel-inspired mosaic designs, among many other projects. His mosaic designs are gathered under the name Fauxsaics. “I started a passion project called Fauxsaics—a series of travel-inspired, typographic mosaic illustrations,” Misani’s website reads.

The artist also works as freelance designers and has collaborated with many well-known brands such as Apple, Airbnb, PepsiCo, Target, Penguin Random House, etc.

Scroll down to see Misani’s artwork from Fauxcaics and visit his Instagram page for more.

View this post on Instagram

Paris, je t’aime 💙 via @nickmisani

A post shared by Fauxsaics (@fauxsaics) on

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I LOVE visiting #Boston, and the fact that some of my best friends live there makes it even better (sadly, none of them speak in that epic Boston accent yet) 😍 Mosaic theory tidbit: usually, there is a line that traces the perimeter of the main subject. This technique is called Opus Vermiculatum (because it worms around the edges). Sometimes, like in this case, there are two (or more) rows of this type of tiling ☝🏼✨ — Thank you all for the awesome feedback on what you’d like to see in my upcoming #fauxsaics class, which will be full of information and techniques like the one I just shared. I’ll be announcing the release date soon! So exciting! — Shoes by @vegetarianshoes Prints via link in bio

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]]> Donna Van Hooser Makes Mosaic Dogs https://playjunkie.com/donna-van-hooser-makes-mosaic-dogs/ Mon, 18 Mar 2019 12:09:41 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=15429 Illustrator and mosaic artist Donna Van Hooser lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona where she runs her brand Sun Dog Mosaics. Donna did her first animal portrait as a donation to a local animal shelter fund-raiser and just kept creating them ever since. “It was not a specific animal but rather a whimsical mosaic of […]

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]]> Illustrator and mosaic artist Donna Van Hooser lives and works in Phoenix, Arizona where she runs her brand Sun Dog Mosaics. Donna did her first animal portrait as a donation to a local animal shelter fund-raiser and just kept creating them ever since.

“It was not a specific animal but rather a whimsical mosaic of a chihuahua wearing a tiara and pearls,” she explains. “It was made for an annual art auction to benefit a local animal shelter in Kansas City that I participated in every year. I wish I could remember who went home with it; it was an early favorite of mine.”

Scroll down to see her wonderful mosaic portraits of dogs.

View this post on Instagram

More WIP #mosaic #dogportrait

A post shared by Donna Van Hooser (@sundogmosaics) on

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]]> The Making of Micromosaics https://playjunkie.com/the-making-of-micromosaics/ Thu, 03 Jan 2019 10:32:11 +0000 https://playjunkie.com/?p=9563 The film below shows the recreation of a section of a micromosaic table. Altough the tools and materials used in this recreation are modern, the principles of the micromosaic techniques have remained the same since 1730s. Micromosaics are made of glass, which is made by heating sand and chemicals in a furnace. The chemicals used […]

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]]> The film below shows the recreation of a section of a micromosaic table. Altough the tools and materials used in this recreation are modern, the principles of the micromosaic techniques have remained the same since 1730s.

Micromosaics are made of glass, which is made by heating sand and chemicals in a furnace. The chemicals used and the atmospheric conditions of the furnace determine the color of the glass. The glass is then cut into squares which could be used to make large scale mosaics. To make a micromosaic, these squares are melted again.

You can see the whole process below. Enjoy!

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