- This lovely detail wouldn't have been possible with regular flat Lego colours. - porschecm2
Birth of Venus 2
The Birth of Venus by Botticelli. The mosaic utilizes the idea that colors are altered when you put clear pieces on top of them.
This mosaic was inspired by the amazing mosaics of Doug Hill and Alyska Bailey Peterson (and conversations with Chris Doyle, Roy Cook, and Jeremy Moody)
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tiberium_blue, LegendBrick, pete white brick, Armandolegos(The mexican one), and 54 other people added this photo to their favorites.
kimz VisionQuest (9 months ago | reply)
wow.....
Commando Studios (9 months ago | reply)
Oh your god. I don't have one.
Benny Brickster (9 months ago | reply)
Instantly recognizable.
Vincent Kessels (9 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous.
tiberium_blue (9 months ago | reply)
Beautiful.
porschecm2 (9 months ago | reply)
Oh, very cool idea. The range of colours here is magnificent. You can get such a more nuanced gradient using this technique.
floodllama (9 months ago | reply)
Arthur, this is simply incredible. The range of color is incredible. I just posted it on The Brothers Brick.
This photo was invited and added to the Blogged by The Brothers Brick group.
theCadwell (9 months ago | reply)
I usually think Lego mosaics are just simple pixel art made of brick but this is something else. The subtleties around the eye in shadow are great. Very impressive work!
(vhmh) (9 months ago | reply)
Amazing!
buffalorand (9 months ago | reply)
The art is truely wonderful. The photography, not at all...is this on purpose?
torgugick (9 months ago | reply)
Trying to take a photo of this mosaic was a nightmare. There are multiple levels of clear plates all of which reflect the tiniest bit of light. Flash made it the worst. I am open to suggestions to retake the photo. Let me know!
qi_tah (9 months ago | reply)
This is amazing work. If i may ask, how many levels of plates make up this picture? Is the depth even throughout, or are some areas higher than others?
torgugick (9 months ago | reply)
The plates are either under 1 clear plate or 2 clear plates. I originally tried adding plates under three clear plates but many colors became too "washed out" and could not be seen. So to answer your question: The depth is not even throughout. The photo looks even better when viewed from an angle as the clear plates help to blend adjacent colors.
q_159 (9 months ago | reply)
stunning!
Franko Komljenovic (9 months ago | reply)
Fantastic!
lego27bricks (9 months ago | reply)
O_O
buffalorand (9 months ago | reply)
sadly the best advice on the photography is to experiment. Multiple soft light light sources is probably your best bet with a longer exposure. And use a tripod. Your art work deserves the best representation digitally possible because that is how the world will get to see it and believe me, the world should see it!
NIRDIAN (9 months ago | reply)
Oh crap... That's...
Wow... Dude.
I'm a bit :/ at the notsogood picture though...
Amhakia (9 months ago | reply)
Damn!
Unhalfbricking (8 months ago | reply)
That is really amazing - the colors are just beautiful, all the tones & gradients. Fantastic mosaic!
It deserves more than just iPhone pictures :D