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In lugnet.build.mosaic, Suzanne Rich wrote:
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Wow. ...wow. WOW!
Ive never even thought of doing such a thing! And I wouldnt have guessed
what a huge difference it would make in the implied resolution.
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To be honest, I was surprised as well! The only drawback Ive noticed so far is
that drawings are more effective than photos, since they have larger areas of
uniform colors.
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If I find the time and a camera Ill construct this one for real,
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Hoh, yes! You MUST! Are you sure its possible?
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Mathematically, it all fits. The only thing thats stopping me is the massive
amounts of 1x1 plates Ill be needing. Maybe some bricklinking is in order.
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It makes me so happy when people take the time to share their
discoveries/techniques so that the whole community can benefit.
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Well, Theres two reasons there. For one, I like explaining things. Somehow it
makes me feel smart :) For another, I like to inspire other (mosaic) builders,
and receive some kind of credit if someone would take this technique and run
with it. (Eric Harshbarger, Im looking at you ;)
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I believe you have a knack for visual
communication, what with showing us the solid color version! That really
helps me to see whats going on.
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Like I said, I enjoy explaining. It can be very frustrating when you see a cool
build on brickshelf, but theres no way to see how its done.
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Id be curious to see data compiled on many, many such mosaics, particularly
their compared inventories, the numbers of change in orientation, some cost
analysis perhaps?
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Well... theres one problem there. Im absolutely no good with programming, and
I create my mosaics in photoshop. Theres no way to get a piececount from the
resulting image. Based on canvas size (32 by 50 studs) youd need 16000 1x1
tiles, but thats way too much. Many clusters of tiles can be replaced by bigger
parts. I gave that a shot:
Heres the
image split in horizontal and vertical parts
And heres the image
split in colors. Is anyone here able to guess the price based on this? I
wouldnt have a clue.
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I cant wait to see more. I hope Ill get to see one assembled up close at
BrickFest!
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Well, as Im a European builder, I wont be able to make it personally. Youre
going to have to rely on other builders, or the smaaaall chance that Ill be
able to build one in time and mail it there.
Thanks for your reply... oh, and also for alol the other folks here: Im able to
create building plans for anyone who wants to try and build one. Just send me an
email and Ill see what I can do.
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It makes me so happy when people take the time to share their
discoveries/techniques so that the whole community can benefit.
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Well, Theres two reasons there. For one, I like explaining things. Somehow
it makes me feel smart :) For another, I like to inspire other (mosaic)
builders, and receive some kind of credit if someone would take this
technique and run with it. (Eric Harshbarger, Im looking at you ;)
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Well... I did my own interesting style (I called it just a SNOT-mosaic) back in
Dec 2002:
http://www.ericharshbarger.org/lego/madhatter.html
It does not mix studs out and sideways bricks... but the technique is similar
to what youve proposed here. You are correct, the techniques do work best on
drawings not photographs.
Given the thousands of tiles it took to make my Mad Hatter mosaic, I dont think
Ill be doing another such personal project for a while (though I think I
completed it in about a week).
Eric
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