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Brickfair Mosaic Project, April


ChocolateFrogs

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In case you haven't heard, Nukaya and I have this cool idea about having a community-built LEGO mosaic coordinated in time for BrickFair. Basically, each volunteer would be tasked with building a 32x32 segment on a baseplate with the studs facing out. (More details here for the general info.)

 

But here's the problem: We both can't figure out the PicToBrick LEGO mosaic program. We've started working with it, as in we can load images, crop them, and try to mess around with the colors, but the mosaic images do not turn out with just five/six/seven colors we want. Apparently if it will work properly it will look like a mosaic, with limited colors, and then can even list out how many of each color is needed! That would be amazing, so if anyone can get it to work properly (the various settings and whatnot), then please, get in contact with us and we hope you can help to see this plan through. (Don't worry about the exact picture just yet. That'll come after it works. If it works.)

 

We'll want to finalize a picture(s) soon, otherwise it will be too late to do this. We want to provide June and July at least for buying pieces and sending the square to me.

 

Edit: I think the biggest problem might be the fact that we want so few colors on such a detailed image. For example, if we were going to use a red Rahkshi head, it would come out as a solid red blog because it would not detail it without dark red and shading instead of adding in some black and/or dark grey or something. If you have any suggestions please post them. Arpy suggested MNOG images, for the less detail. Hmm...

 

-CF :kakama:

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I haven't used PicToBrick, but does it convert pixel by pixel to the nearest mosaic colour, or is it able to "checker" pixels to create colours not in the original mosaic colours? (A checker pattern of red and black pixels will appear dark red.)

 

If you want, tell me the colours you're using, the dimensions of the mosaic, and some pictures, and I'll see what I can do for you. :)

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We're using black, white, dark and light grey, yellow, red, blue, and green.

 

We are, however, tempted to move on to other colors that appear as 1x1 bricks, although they are more costly, because that would give us a few more options.

 

-CF

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We're using black, white, dark and light grey, yellow, red, blue, and green.

 

We are, however, tempted to move on to other colors that appear as 1x1 bricks, although they are more costly, because that would give us a few more options.

 

-CF

New or Old Grey?

 

Also, how big (in studs) do you want the mosaics to be?

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And to answer your first question, I have not tried a "checker" pattern, because 1) I don't know how to do that and 2) I thought it would in trying to blend colors.

 

As for greys: new.

 

The mosaics will be using 32x32 baseplates. Right now we are gearing for a few big squares of pictures of 3x3 baseplates. For example: 96x96 pixels/studs of Kopaka's Akaku, or Tuurahk's head, etc.

 

-CF

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I think a MNOLG image would look really cool for this. Not too hard, but be very popular among people.

I second this.

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Well if somebody finds something...

 

Nukaya and I aren't the only ones that want this to happen. In fact, we've been expecting you to help provide images.

 

-CF

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