𝑴𝒐𝒔𝒂𝒊𝒄 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒆𝒎𝒑𝒕 𝑪𝒓𝒆𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏

While I was younger, I used to admire artwork on fabrics, either on shirts or raw fabrics and I never thought that someday I'll be able to make my design on them too.

I made my first mosiac and I would love to take you through the process of making a mosaic on a fabric.

Mosiac are used to beautiful our fabrics or ready made outfits like T-shirt, trousers, polo, skirts and the likes.

And it's very affordable as you don't need so much to achieve it. It can be done anywhere even from the comfort of your home as well.

With your acrylic paint, palette, pencil, plain or sewn fabric, brush, water and fabric gum you're good to go.

These paint can be gotten at a painter's office or bookshop around you.

For the fabric, I used calico. You can choose to use any cotton fabric of your

It all begins from your imagination and what you want to create. Mosaic are very versatile and that's the beauty about it.

For me, I decided to make a woman using my African left over piece of fabric.

I started by placing the fabric and an embellishment that fit for a earring. After placing I was sure it was a nice choice before I went ahead to sketch the face.

The next step is to paint. I used a brown paint to represent her skin tone.

The trick to achieving this, is to mix small quantity of the brown paint with a light orange paint and dip brush into water slightly to dilute.

The next thing is to gently trace out the sketch with the paint, highlighting the nose and facial structure.

The eyes was created using a black paint. I only made lashes with the black paint and made the woman look like she closed her eyes.

I grabbed my fabric gum at the point and applied it on the head area so as to attach the African print on the white fabric.

Heres the finish look of my mosiac. It came out looking lovely and I'm so excited because it's my first attempt on mosaic.

I would also love to prepare your mind that it cones with some challenges especially for first timers.

So times the gum can be so messy if one isn't careful. While applying always be mindful of the quantity and place your fabric immediately.

Ensure to press with your palm to make it firmer and if possible hand tack it to secure it even the more.

The head gear isn't suppose to be so full, eye gauge the fabric before using it.

Lastly, do not forget to sun it after painting so that it dried faster.
The beautiful thing about acrylic paint is it durability. As long as it's properly dried, water cannot wash it off.

Would you give this a try? I am currently making another one for my niece. This time I'm making it on a cargo paint. She's even excited about the whole process and I know when I'm done she'll love it so much.

Amie,
ᵀʰᵉ ᵍⁱʳˡ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᵇⁱᵍ ʰᵉᵃʳᵗ ❤

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