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new mosaic builder needs advice
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lugnet.build.mosaic
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Wed, 6 Jun 2012 20:07:26 GMT
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I’m trying to help my boys make mosaic portraits of themselves as a present for
my wife. Having never done this before, I’m not sure I’m getting the optimal
result, and would appreciate advice from more experienced builders.
Each portrait will use a large (48x48) baseplate, and be grayscale. To
represent the grayscale in LEGO, I’m using this palette:
&c181818 // Black
&c464A4D // Dark Bluish Gray
&c8A8A8A // Light Gray
&cE2E2E2 // Very Light Gray
&cFEFFFE // White
Those are the Bricklink colors, with RGB values cribbed with a screen capture
tool. So, first question: is this the best palette to use for a grayscale
mosaic? Are there any other colors I should consider?
Next, the mosaic patterns themselves. (I made these by starting with a photo,
and then fitting each pixel to the nearest color in the palette above.) Here’s
the younger one:
And here’s the older one:
Do these seem like good representations? Can they be improved somehow? They
look a little rough to me, but I don’t know, maybe that’s as good as it gets
with 48x48 pixels and only five shades of gray. Any advice?
Thanks,
- Joe
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Message has 2 Replies:
 | | Re: new mosaic builder needs advice
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| Hi Joe, Simple suggestion: I wouldn't mix old grays with new grays ("bluish gray" or "stone gray"). Here's also a (URL) link> to a color guide. I mostly use the RGB-values from LDraw (but I can change these values in my program). 48x48 pixels isn't (...) (12 years ago, 16-Jun-12, to lugnet.build.mosaic, FTX)
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