Contorni FAQs

What is Contorni?
How much will I need?

What is Contorni?
Sometimes outlining parts of your mosaic with a thin contrasting color can transform a nice mosaic into a mosaic with zing. Just imagine the possibilities--outlining clothes, facial features, hair, animals, abstract shapes. Or perhaps you want to draw attention to words in your mosaic by outlining letters or by making fine letters in a different color. To do this, you can cut smalti to size, but that is tedious work and wastes a lot of tiles. With contorni, you can create the desired effect with less effort. MDM makes contorni the same as their smalti with one crucial difference—the pizzas are only a third as thick. The end result is pieces that are a mere 1/8" wide and 3/4" long that you can easily integrate with smalti in your mosaic.
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How much will I need?
Contori comes in 3/4" x 3/4" x 1/8" thick squares. A quarter-pound will contain about 45 pieces that, when cut in thirds, will cover about 90 linear inches.
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Below are two images showing the effect of Contorni when used in the mosaic process: