LEGO mosaic generator

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    How to make a brick mosaic from a photo

    1. Crop the photo to a square around the face or subject before you drop it in.
    2. Set the width to your baseplate: 16, 32 or 48 studs.
    3. Pick Portrait for people, Greyscale for a four-colour classic, or All colours for the closest match.
    4. Try Dither on photos; turn it off for logos and cartoons.
    5. Order the 1×1 plates or round tiles from the count list, then build row by row from the CSV.

    Getting a good likeness

    Faces read best with strong side light and a plain background. At 48 studs, eyes take only two or three studs, so a close crop matters more than resolution. Greyscale with four colours is cheapest and often the most striking; full colour needs more part types but keeps skin and hair natural.

    Plates, tiles or round tiles?

    1×1 plates show studs and give a classic look. Flat 1×1 tiles give a smooth, printed-poster finish. Round 1×1 tiles leave small gaps that let the baseplate colour show, so pick a dark baseplate for them.

    Questions

    Is the LEGO mosaic generator free?

    Yes. It runs in your browser; your photo is never uploaded and there is no sign-up.

    What size baseplate do I need?

    16 studs wide fits one 16×16 plate, 32 a 32×32 baseplate, and 48 is the 48×48 size used by many brick art sets. Each stud is one 1×1 plate or tile.

    Which colours does it use?

    Thirty solid colours that are sold as 1×1 plates and tiles. Use Portrait for faces and Greyscale for a classic black-and-white mosaic, which also needs only four colours.

    How do I order the parts?

    Download the CSV: it lists the colour of every stud row by row, and the count list gives totals per colour to order 1×1 plates or round tiles.

    LEGO® is a trademark of the LEGO Group, which does not sponsor, authorise or endorse this site. Colours are approximate screen values.