
How Mosaics Work
Version 7 is available to download. The included browser reader opens from the downloaded files. Hosted online reader access is not yet available.
Updated editions: Please use an email address you check at checkout. If revised editions are made available to existing buyers, I intend to send them manually using that address. Your original download does not refresh automatically. Future access arrangements are still being finalized. To use a different email address, contact info@roguemosaics.com with your order number.
How Mosaics Work examines what makes a mosaic work as an image. It looks at how pieces, relationships, value, direction, light, scale and viewing distance affect what we see.
Rather than teaching step-by-step technique, the book asks why an image works from one distance and falls apart from another, why small changes can alter the whole and why the finished mosaic may behave differently from what its maker expected.
Current digital edition: Version 7 (November 5, 2026). $29.95 USD.
This purchase includes Version 7 of the illustrated book: 25 chapters and 8 appendices in a downloadable ZIP containing the PDF (231 pages), EPUB, and offline browser reader. Extract the entire ZIP before opening Browser_Reader/index.html, and keep its files together. No physical copy will be shipped.
The book remains a living project. Later editions may revise claims, examples and illustrations as the evidence changes. I intend one purchase to carry forward to later versions I release; arrangements for that access are still being finalized.
Version 7 digital book delivered as one downloadable ZIP (approximately 190 MB), containing a PDF (231 pages), EPUB, and offline browser reader. No physical copy will be shipped.
Extract the complete ZIP before opening Browser_Reader/index.html and keep all reader files together. Hosted online reader access is not yet available.
The base price of this book is in United States dollars. The complete total, including any applicable tax, is shown before you pay.
Policy version 2026-10-08.1. Effective for new purchases from October 8, 2026. Earlier purchases retain their accepted terms.
Seller: John Sollinger, trading as Rogue Mosaics. Questions, cancellations and refund requests: info@roguemosaics.com.
These terms apply regardless of the payment provider. Your order or accepted review offer must identify what you are buying, the complete price and currency, any tax or delivery charge, the delivery method and expected timing. Review offers must also identify the artwork, main question, scope and any separately priced stages. Book orders must identify the edition and whether the purchase is digital, hardcover or softcover.
Payment is a one-time purchase unless a separate offer expressly states otherwise and you separately agree to it. There is no automatic enrollment in a subscription.
Read the Purchase Terms, Refund and Cancellation Policy and Digital Delivery Policy before paying. You must actively accept the applicable terms; the acknowledgment starts unchecked. Accepting purchase terms does not give permission for marketing or public use of your artwork.
A digital book may be delivered immediately after payment. Your purchase includes the edition identified in the order. Later editions are intended, but future-access arrangements are still being finalized. Guaranteed future editions, a release schedule or lifetime access are not included unless expressly promised in the accepted offer.
Submitting a Rogue Review intake form is free and does not place an order. Intake inspection and agreement on scope do not count as chargeable review work.
Policy version 2026-10-08.1. Effective for new purchases from October 8, 2026. Earlier purchases retain their accepted terms.
These terms govern new Rogue Review and How Mosaics Work purchases from John Sollinger, trading as Rogue Mosaics. They apply to cards, online wallets, payment links, invoices and any other payment method I accept. Earlier purchases retain the terms accepted when those purchases were made. A later change does not rewrite an existing order.
Your purchase Before payment, I identify the service or book you are buying and show the complete price in the stated currency, including any applicable tax, shipping or other mandatory charge. Discounts and any conditions attached to them are disclosed before payment. There are no additional charges without your agreement.
Rogue Review Submitting an intake form is free and does not commit you to a purchase. We agree on the works, your main question, the scope, the price, the delivery method and the expected delivery date before payment. For several works, the offer identifies whether it includes separate reviews, reviews with synthesis or another agreed scope.
You receive a written review addressing the agreed question and explaining the evidence behind the observations. Where useful and within the agreed scope, it may include marked images, practical tests, source links and relevant passages from How Mosaics Work. I do not promise a fixed page count unless our offer specifies one.
Submitted images limit what I can assess. I may ask for another photograph or information when lighting, angle, scale or image quality could change the answer. If missing information prevents completion, I explain what is needed and how it affects timing before proceeding. A material change in price, scope or timing requires your agreement.
Relevant artwork and case material are processed through ChatGPT for intake inspection and assisted analysis. The final review is checked by the human reviewer. The review informs your decisions; it does not guarantee greater sales, awards, a particular audience response or a particular artistic result.
The included follow-up allows one clarification question within seven calendar days after delivery. A new artwork or new review question may require a separately agreed service. Correction of an error or failure to supply the agreed service is handled under the Refund and Cancellation Policy and is not restricted to that clarification allowance.
Ownership and permissions You retain ownership and copyright in your submitted artwork. You confirm that you created it or have permission to submit it. You allow only the processing needed to inspect the intake and perform the agreed service. Public display, teaching, promotion, reproduction in the Living book and optional internal improvement require their own separate permissions. Those choices are optional and start unchecked.
How Mosaics Work The order identifies the edition and format being purchased. A digital purchase supplies the identified downloadable edition; it does not include a printed copy. Hardcover and softcover, when offered, are separate purchases unless a bundle expressly includes them.
The book remains a living project. Claims, examples and illustrations may change as evidence changes. I intend purchases to carry forward to later digital versions I release, but the arrangements for that access are still being finalized. Unless an offer expressly specifies a guaranteed update entitlement and its terms, the purchase includes the identified current edition. Printed replacements and later printed editions are not included unless expressly stated.
Delivery and delays The agreed delivery method and expected timing are shown before payment. If I cannot meet them, I notify you and offer a revised date or cancellation with the refund described in the Refund and Cancellation Policy. You do not have to accept an open-ended delay. Delayed unshipped printed orders may be cancelled for a full refund of the affected items and their associated charges.
Your rights These terms do not exclude rights or remedies that applicable law does not permit a business to waive. Agreement to these terms is not a waiver of rights concerning defects, misleading descriptions, unauthorized charges or non-delivery.
Contact: info@roguemosaics.com.
Policy version 2026-10-08.1. Effective for new purchases from October 8, 2026. Earlier purchases retain their accepted terms.
This policy applies regardless of payment provider. Earlier purchases retain their accepted terms. Requests: info@roguemosaics.com. Include your name, order or case reference if available and what you want cancelled or corrected. If you do not have a reference, provide enough information for me to locate the purchase.
Rogue Review: before work begins Cancel after payment but before substantive review work begins and receive a full refund. Free intake inspection, scope discussions, waiting for information and payment administration are not chargeable review work.
I provide a dated start notice before substantive review work begins. A notice by itself does not prove that work was performed. I retain a charge only when the work was actually performed under the terms you accepted.
Rogue Review: after work begins If you cancel after substantive work starts, I refund the unperformed part. Any amount retained must correspond to a completed review stage, have a price disclosed and accepted before payment and be supported by work supplied to you. I provide an explanation showing the completed stage, its agreed price and the refund calculation.
I do not impose an undisclosed hourly rate, cancellation fee or processing deduction. If no separate stage prices were agreed before payment, cancellation before the complete review is delivered receives a full refund.
Rogue Review: after delivery A completed review is not refundable solely because you disagree with an artistic judgment or choose not to follow a recommendation. If I omit agreed work, make a factual error or fail to answer the agreed question within the accepted scope, contact me. I will correct the problem without an additional charge. If I cannot supply the agreed service, I refund the undelivered portion; if the failure defeats the essential purpose of the review, I refund the review payment in full.
Please report a service problem within 30 calendar days after delivery when practical. This request does not shorten rights provided by applicable law. It is separate from the included seven-day clarification allowance.
If I cancel or cannot complete a review You receive a full refund unless you choose to keep a useful completed stage at its previously agreed price. Any remaining payment is refunded.
Digital books Cancel before usable digital delivery and receive a full refund. Once a usable file or working download access has been supplied, voluntary refunds for a change of mind are not offered. This does not affect rights concerning non-delivery, an unusable or corrupt file, the wrong edition, material misdescription or an unauthorized charge.
If a download fails, I first provide a working copy or an alternative delivery method. If I cannot supply the purchased edition in usable form, I refund the affected purchase. A promise of future digital access is governed only by the update entitlement, if any, expressly included in your accepted offer.
Printed books, when offered Cancel before the order enters production or ships and receive a full refund. Once production has begun, a change-of-mind cancellation may no longer be possible; the return option below still applies to an ordinary printed book.
For an ordinary printed book, request a change-of-mind return within 14 calendar days after delivery and send the unused, undamaged book within 14 calendar days after receiving return instructions. You pay the return postage. I refund the book price and attributable tax. If you return every item in the order, I also refund the original standard delivery charge; any premium delivery upgrade is not refunded for a change-of-mind return. No restocking fee applies.
For a damaged, defective, incorrect or materially misdescribed copy, contact me promptly. Photographs are helpful when available. I arrange a replacement or refund, including associated original delivery charges and any return postage I require. Do not return a book until you receive instructions.
If shipment is delayed beyond the promised shipping time, you may agree to a revised date or cancel the unshipped items for a full refund, including their associated charges. Printed products are sold only when their production and fulfillment arrangements are ready.
Payment errors and refund timing Duplicate charges and clear payment errors are corrected. Eligible refunds include the refundable payment and attributable tax or delivery charges as described above. There is no refund-processing fee deducted by Rogue Mosaics.
I normally acknowledge a request within two business days and submit an approved refund within five business days, or sooner where required by law. Your bank or payment provider may take additional time to post it. If more information is needed, I explain what is missing rather than treating silence as a rejection.
Refunds go to the original payment method when possible. If that method cannot receive the refund, I agree a lawful alternative with you. I do not substitute store credit without your agreement.
Nothing in this policy limits mandatory consumer rights.
Policy version 2026-10-08.1. Effective for new purchases from October 8, 2026. Earlier purchases retain their accepted terms.
Rogue Review is delivered electronically by the method and expected date agreed before payment. No physical item is shipped as part of the review. If delivery fails, contact info@roguemosaics.com; I resend it or arrange a suitable alternative. If I cannot deliver the agreed service, the Refund and Cancellation Policy applies.
A digital How Mosaics Work order includes the downloadable edition identified in the order. No physical copy is shipped. Delivery may begin immediately after payment. You need a device or application capable of opening the stated file format. Report a broken download, corrupt file or wrong edition and I will supply a working copy or refund the affected purchase if I cannot do so.
Future digital versions remain intended, with access arrangements still being finalized. A purchase does not establish a guaranteed release schedule or lifetime access unless the accepted offer expressly provides those benefits. Hardcover, softcover and later printed copies are excluded unless a bundle expressly includes them.
Book copyright remains with its rights holders. Buying a copy does not transfer reproduction or redistribution rights.
Policy version 2026-10-08.1. Effective for new purchases from October 8, 2026. Earlier purchases retain their accepted terms.
You may provide your name, contact information, artwork, questions, order details and other information needed for the service you request. I use it to inspect your intake, agree scope and price, process payment, provide and deliver the service, handle corrections and maintain necessary business records.
New Rogue Review submissions are inspected through ChatGPT before being surfaced to me when my attention is needed. Relevant artwork and case information may also be processed through ChatGPT to assist analysis. These services can make mistakes; the human reviewer checks the final review. Website hosting, email, payment and, for printed orders when offered, fulfillment providers process information needed for their functions under their own privacy and processing terms.
You retain ownership and copyright in your artwork. Your submitted artwork and case material are private by default. I do not sell them or your personal information. Public display, teaching, promotion, reproduction in the Living book and optional internal improvement require separate permissions. Leaving an optional permission unchecked does not prevent you from receiving a review. Permission for one use does not authorize another.
Submitted artwork and working case material are normally retained for up to 90 days after final delivery for clarification or correction, then removed from active working files unless you request longer retention or separately authorize continuing use. Administrative, payment, legal or security records may be retained longer when reasonably required. Service-provider records and backups remain subject to those providers' terms and retention practices.
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