Creating Mosaic Pictures

100 Computer Tips in 100 Days

Creating Mosaic Pictures

The original picture

I’m sure you've seen pictures that are made up of hundreds of little pictures pieced together into a mosaic. I often wondered how they could do something like that and recently discovered that many websites will make one of these. Of course, you supply both the primary picture and the individual pictures that will make up the mosaic but it’s not really that much work, and I’m here to help you!

The first thing you need is a clear, crisp, high-quality image that will be made into the mosaic. This could be a picture of an individual or a landscape. In my example, I have used one of the sample pictures that came with your computer.

Here's a sample of the picture files I used for my mosaic.

Next, I did a Google image search for blue, yellow, and green images. Remember that when you do image searches you can click on the Search Tools button along the top of the screen and you can search for images based on many attributes, including color. Look for pictures that are primarily made up of the color you are looking for. Too much white around the edge won’t translate well.

Use the Google Search tools to identify pictures made up of specific
colors. You want a good distribution of the primary colors used in your
image.

As you find pictures you can right-click on them and choose Save Image  (See Tip #46). Collect the pictures into a new folder so that you can easily find them later. Depending on how large the area is for a particular color you should probably find 35 or 50 images of each color.  Remember that individual pictures may be used more than once in the final mosaic.

The final results!

I used the Easy Moza website (www.easymoza.com) and it was very easy. I chose this site because you didn't have to download the program. I'm not keen on downloading unnecessary software. There is no cost to create a mosaic and download a low-resolution file of the finished product. If you need a higher resolution you can purchase it. Your finished product can be printed out on your local printer or emailed to Staples/Costco/CVS for printing and framed for a nice gift.

Happy Computing!



Diane

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