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We're now going to talk about designing your tile mosaic project. There are many different
ways you can design your project. One way is to think about an overall theme or concept
that you want to do. So maybe a big sun, or some thistles or a flower. You want to keep
it pretty simple if you're working with tiles especially in a beginner project, because
that will just make it easier to fill in the shapes. You may want to draw that shape right
on your template or you can just keep the shape in mind and let the tile build the shape.
Another way to do is to pick one beautiful central tile, the sun for instance. You can
pick this as a central focal point and then choose other tiles that fit the color or the
theme or the shape that really build the project from there. Another way to do it is just pick
tiles around them. Maybe pick a bunch of colors you think look beautiful together and smash
them and place them at random and see what happens. A wonderful thing about mosaics is
that they almost always look fantastic no matter how you make them. If you're having
a difficult time coming up with a design concept of your own, there are lots of wonderful mosaic
and design books for you to choose from. You can check your local bookstore or your local
art store or your library for those books. You can also look on-line and find other mosaic
artist's art and use their ideas as inspiration.