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I like mosaics. I like SNOT. The unholy combination of these two resulted in
what I’ll call mixed mosaics. (anyone willing to devise a witty acronym is free
to do so.)
Anyway. The most basic mosaics are made with the studs pointing outward, using
1x1 bricks as the smallest units. This gives nice square mosaic tiles, which
makes it easy for computer programs to make templates for mosaics. There are
also side mosaics, where the sides of 1x1 plates are used. These are smaller
than the outwardstuddded mosaics, but have the disadvantage of not being square.
Also, they allow more detail in one direction. Unless you turn several parts if
those mosaics sideways...
It’s actually quite simple. Using photoshop, I create two mosaics, horizontally
and vertically. After that, I let the computer calculate for every 2x2 stud
square which mosaic is most suited; horizontal or vertical.
So, with some clever fiddling one is able to create smoother, more detailed
mosaics than previously possible. To test this theory, I created this mosaic:
I indicated which parts go which direction. The 2x2 pixel plates are plain
colors, so they can be either horizonally or vertically constructed, depending
on what’s most convenient.
If I find the time and a camera I’ll construct this one for real, but for now
I’ll be building with theoretical bricks. At the moment I’m typing a photoshop
walkthrough, which I hope to finish tonight.
And, as always, please let me know what you think.
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| Okay, I just finished typing the tutorial. It's long. The first mosaics will be easy, but things will get comlicated in the end. If you have questions, I'm sure you'll know where to post them. These tutorials will be text-ONLY. It assumes you have (...) (18 years ago, 29-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| (...) Wow. ...wow. WOW! I've never even thought of doing such a thing! And I wouldn't have guessed what a huge difference it would make in the implied resolution. (...) Hoh, yes! You MUST! Are you sure it's possible? (...) Ah! You rock. It makes me (...) (18 years ago, 29-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| Wow, that is very impressive! I will begin searching for castle applications ;) God Bless, Nathan Visit my brickshelf gallery: (URL) (pic=link) (18 years ago, 30-Apr-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| (...) Wow this is REALLY REALLY cool. I'm in the process of building a mosaic using plates on their sides (studs pointing upwards). I'm not done yet, but the pattern on the plan I created (using Bricksaic) could be better. It's not Bricksaic's fault (...) (18 years ago, 1-May-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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| (...) Peer, that is fantastic. I actually thought about this two years ago -- but I'm not a mosaic builder, and I need to use my computer programming time for things other than play. You actually did it, and you did a fantastic job of it! (...) (18 years ago, 2-May-06, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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