HELP! HOW TO CHOOSE A GROUT COLOUR FOR DIRECT METHOD MOSAICS
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- čas přidán 2. 08. 2024
- This helpful video takes away the stress of choosing a grout colour for direct method mosaics.
If you can't decide what colour to grout your mosaic, then this video is essential viewing. Helen takes you through the fundamentals of choosing a grout colour for mosaics, showing samples of identically made boards grouted in three different colours to demonstrate the effect that changing the grout colour has on the finished piece.
Keep watching to find out what to do if you want to change a grout colour that you don't like and how to select the right colour for your project when buying the grout.
If you need to know how to grout a mosaic: / watchv=tdlgcxq5sq4
00:00 Introduction
01:03 Muted and bright colours
01:45 Different grouts with muted colours
03:12 Different grouts with bright colours
04:25 Grout colour advice
04:44 Changing your mind about grout colours
05:23 Which mid grey?
05:56 Recap - comparing colours - Jak na to + styl
Amazing, especially with the bright colours! I never thought the grout colour would influence the other colours that much. Thank you for showing this so clearly!
It is truly amazing how much difference it makes! Glad it was helpful. 😀
Helpful,thank you
You're welcome!
This really helps! I've always wanted to compare. I'm going dark with my Celtic table. It's going to be so beautiful. Thank you for this!
I'm really glad that it was helpful Brenda!
This was very interesting; I will have to watch it again to see which look I prefer. Thank you for taking the time to to make those examples.
You are so welcome!
You're a Life Saver! Thank You Helen for the tips!
Happy to help James! 😀
That is an amazing difference! You’re right, the tiles themselves appear to be different colors. Still, I tend to like the dark grout better than the mid range. The mid range seems to make the tile look dirty. Where the white reminds me of a bathroom floor 😁. Thanks for the comparison. I am new to mosaics, and still learning a lot about grouting.
Interesting. I have never thought of the grey that way. I think we all get into our particular patterns of working and sometimes it's hard to see things with fresh eyes!
Hi Helen Like all your stuff but special thanks for this particular video ! It was really helpful in helping me decide the appropriate colour grout for my current project :)
You are so welcome!
On mosaics where I’ve been tempted, for whatever reason, to use a dark grout, I’ve had to then consider the mosaic ruined. It has a terrible effect, like in your samples. In light areas, the dark grout has the “fracturing” effect, as you call it. A whitish grout has been fine for light-colored mosaics, but where I’ve had fields of both light and dark areas, I’ve come to use a light grout on the light areas and a medium gray on the dark areas, thus avoiding the fracturing effect in both areas.
Yes, it's definitely sometimes worth making the effort to use different grout colours for different sections. I have done that too and have been pleased that I did.
Interesting. Thank you for the comparison demo. It's great to see them side by side. I have to admit the mid grey to me made the tiles look dull and a bit dirty. The black is much more striking. The white grout I think only works in very special circumstances.
It's all so much a matter of personal preference but I think we can all agree that the white grout can only be used with great caution!
Do you ever use more than 1 grout color on a piece?
I do indeed. Even though sometimes it is quite a lot of extra work - I tape off the area I want to grout separately with masking tape. It is definitely worth it in certain cases.