
Roman mosaics - how to make them,
draw them, understand them.
For the main website go to www.romanmosaicworkshops.co.uk
Bring the art of Roman mosaics to life with this comprehensive digital pattern pack! Designed for use with carbon copy paper, these patterns allow you to easily transfer designs onto your baseboard and start creating your own stunning mosaics.
Each pattern has been carefully redrawn from authentic Roman mosaics dating from the 1st to 6th century CE, ensuring you are working with designs that carry true historical craftsmanship.
✔ 10 authentic Roman mosaic patterns (across 93 pages)
✔ Suitable for 10mm (3/8") and 5mm tesserae (some designs come with multiple sheets for different scales)
✔ Step-by-step instructions with a color reference image for guidance
✔ Color breakdown & estimated tesserae count to help you plan your materials
✔ Print, transfer, and create! Just use carbon copy paper to apply the design to your baseboard
Solomon's Knot types
Heart Motifs
Planometric (3D) Patterns
These are digital files, no physical items are sent. I manually send these out but you will usually have them within a few hours at the most.
What previous customers have said;
Pattern commission
Recently I had a client who wanted a custom commission incorporating several Roman mosaic patterns. Since my training is not in the geometry of these specialized motifs, I went directly to the Master Lawrence Payne.
Lawrence saved me weeks of work trying to figure out and design these patterns on my own. He has spent years upon years studying these specialized techniques and actually designed the patterns specifically to the tesserae size I was using.
Though I haven’t yet found the time to study with him, I highly recommend taking advantage of his expertise gleaned from years of study, trial and error. Through his years of investment he’s already made the mistakes and adjustments to these techniques for you and passes this directly on to you. He is the Master!
Michael J Kruzich
Mosaicist
Learn Roman Mosaics series manual August 2019
I so enjoyed working on the one I had tiles for. The instruction book in itself was worth the money I spent. I spent 200AU on a mosaic class and didn’t learn most of what was in that book.
Museum Guide
Lawrence Payne, I just read your e-book about Roman Mosaics--I learned so much! I love the clarity of the explanations, drawings and images--it is a treasure! I'm so glad I signed up for your newsletter!
Lawrence Payne
Who is Lawrence Payne?
Ever since I started this journey in 2002 I have been constantly looking for evidence of how those ancient mosaicists worked. I've gone over the mosaics and in making copies I feel I have a greater understanding of those craftsmen. Now I want to give you the chance to do this work for yourself.
Making small mosaics is no different from working on a full floor, you use the same method, the same outlook.