Portrait Technique

Traditional technique with smalti

1. ORIGINAL IMAGE

Portrait of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin

Rashid Al Maktoum.

More than 40 kgs of smalti and 3 kgs of gold were

used to create the mosaic portrait. 80 different

colors for the skin, nearly 20 different shades for

the beard and an additional 45 colors were used

to accurately reproduce the image.

Approximately 400 hours of work were required

to complete this exceptional artwork.

2. ARTISTIC PRODUCTION

3. FINAL RESULT