![]() If you chose colors similar to the Marilyn Monroe original, it might be cheaper to simply buy that set and build from there. You can purchase LEGO parts several ways. While it’s very low tech, it is also incredibly easy! While many people might not have Photoshop or an image processing software available, there is also the much simpler option of printing out the image on your home printer, and paint on top of the paper with your desired colors. You can do it one by one, see how it looks, change it back and so forth, until you get a result you like. My preferred option is to open the image in Photoshop and select the pixels I want to change to other colors. And his smile isn’t very legible on the image. For instance have a look at Michael’s right eye. ![]() Because while a computer can make a great attempt at doing the perfect approximation, it simply does not compare to a human’s eye and mind. There are several ways to perfect your mosaic to make the image look as close as possible to the original art. It’s pretty close, but I think we can do better! 4. ![]() This makes it easier to differentiate the specific pixels - that is to say, the specific bricks. While I am going for the style of the Andy Warhol set, I am not opting for the same color scheme. This is true for the LEGO Art line as well, which are limited to seven or eight colors for each project. So we want to limit the color scheme to as few colors as possible. As we know by now, LEGO colors aren’t unlimited. Number of colors: Equally an important one. So in this field, I am putting in the number 48, which will give me an image which is 48 pixels across. In my project I am following the LEGO Art’s original resolution, which is 48. This is where you choose the resolution of your project. Width (number of beads): This is an important one. I’m going to take you through the most important ones: This takes you to the main application, where to see your option. The service is originally used for fused beads (the type you fuse together with an iron).įirst open the web address, then upload your chosen photo. It’s called Pixel-beads, and it lets you upload a photo, which they make into a mosaic based on your instructions. My favorite is web based, free and simple to use. Some are software used for knitting patterns, some are for bead projects. There are several options to make a mosaic from your chosen painting or photo. You don’t have to go in a perfect square either, and can choose to go rectangular, as long as you have a size dividable by sixteen. This means if you want to go larger than 48x48, you can go 64, 80, 96 and so on. For this guide, we are using the same base as the LEGO Art projects, which are 16x16 base plates with technic holes on the sides to connect to each other, so I would recommend using these plates, when increasing in size. LEGO’s 65803 brick will be the basis for our art project.įor my project, I’m going for the original 48x48 stud size. I reckon it would be hard to tell who anyone is, at that size! Imagine trying to make a portrait at 16x16 studs. In fact I recommend going no smaller than the 48x48 stud size the original LEGO Art projects have, since you may not be able to discern the subject on the studded canvas, if the “resolution” is too low. Also important to know: LEGO parts don’t come with unlimited color palettes, and some colors in bricks are more expensive to buy than others (they may be a color no longer in production or only come in small batches - and we need quite a lot!).Īs for size, you don’t want to go too small. Do I go with one of the original color palettes (Warhol more often than not made several color variations of his portraits)? Do I use colors similar to the Marilyn set? Or do I go completely custom with my own colors. As I chose an Andy Warhol portrait, I have multiple choice regarding color. While I think the Elizabeth Taylor image is closer to the Marilyn original, I’m a huge Michael Jackson fan, and therefore chose the latter as my art subject. Andy Warhol’s Elizabeth Taylor and Michael Jackson.
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