Patent ID: 8431059

Claim:
A method for making a mosaic-style art product, the method comprising: providing a mosaic-style art kit including a frame having a peripheral surface and a mosaic-style internal structure comprising a plurality of cavities formed by a plurality of partitions, a modeling material, and a guide sheet having a design formed thereon that provides indicia indicating a particular color for individual cavities of the mosaic-style internal structure and a release coating to prevent the modeling material from adhering to the sheet, wherein the frame comprises a front side and a back side; placing the guide sheet on a flat surface with the design facing away from the surface; placing the frame on top of the guide sheet with the front side of the frame facing the guide sheet, wherein the front side of the frame is in direct contact with the guide sheet when the frame is placed thereon; aligning the frame with the design on the guide sheet; inserting the modeling material into the cavities of the internal structure of the frame, wherein the design on the guide sheet indicates a color of modeling material to be inserted into each cavity, and further wherein the modeling material is received from the back side of the frame; applying an amount of modeling material over a back side of at least a portion of a partition to connect the modeling material in a first cavity with the modeling material in a second adjacent cavity; and separating the frame and modeling material therein from the guide sheet while the materials in the first and second cavities remain connected to each other and to the at least a portion of the partition.