It wouldn’t be appropriate, or even legal, for a toy store to carry adult toys. There are plenty of other companies that explore themes and create products that are meant for adults. This is a significant part of their brand image and unique selling proposition. LEGO is a wholesome, family-oriented company making toys that are considered safe and fun for all ages. My personal take on this is that not every company has to cater to everyone. I’m going to approve this comment as I know you’re a regular here, but be prepared that you might get some heat… Brick Breakdown: LEGO Art Iron Man Mosaic.Building Custom LEGO Mosaics with LEGO Arts Sets.
What do you think? Did you ever use LEGO Mosaic Maker at a LEGO store? How did you like the experience? And what do you think of the online version? Feel free to share your thoughts and discuss in the comment section below!Īnd you might also like to check out the following related posts:
You can find all the currently available LEGO Art mosaics at the LEGO Art section of the Online LEGO Shop.
(We talked about LEGO Art Remix here: Building Custom LEGO Mosaics with LEGO Arts Sets). If you would like to make a more colorful mosaic, you might consider the LEGO Arts sets, which come with a large number of 1×1 round plates or 1×1 round tiles, and then use an app like LEGO Art Remix to pixelate the image and generate instructions. This is not a bad price for parts you get, but remember that you’re limited to a mostly grayscale mosaic. The #40179 LEGO Personalized Mosaic Portrait costs $129.99. Only images that you have the rights to use may be submitted. Keep in mind that according to the terms and conditions, no trademarks or copyrighted material may be used. So, if you want to make a mosaic of your pet, or a picture from your childhood, you can use those too. Whenever you want to rebuild your mosaic, just go back to the LEGO Mosaic Maker page, upload another image, make the desired adjustments, print out the instruction page, and begin building.Īnother great benefit of the online version of the LEGO Mosaic Maker is that you can use any image you like, not just the one you take at the photo booth. This gives you enough options to build any mosaic generated by the LEGO Mosaic Maker. This includes 900 of each of black, dark-gray, light-gray, white, and yellow 1×1 plates, a 48×48 stud baseplate, and a brick-separator. And if you would like to purchase the set, you can do so via the LEGO Mosaic Maker page of the Online LEGO Shop.Īs mentioned above, the #40179 LEGO Personalized Mosaic Portrait set comes with 4,502 pieces. If you don’t have the set, but you do have a 48×48 stud baseplate and lots of 1×1 plates, you can still use LEGO Mosaic Makes to design your own mosaics. If you already have the #40179 LEGO Personalized Mosaic Portrait set, you can begin building right away. You can either print it out, or if you have a large enough screen, you can follow along directly from your computer. This image is going to be your pattern to build your mosaic. Once you’re happy with your mosaic, you will be prompted to save the image to your computer. You can even make further adjustments how much the image is zoomed in, the position of the person(s) on the image, and the contrast. In fact, it will actually give you six different versions, so you can choose the one you like the best.
The software will turn your image into a mosaic after just a few seconds. How this works is that you go to the LEGO Mosaic Maker page, agree to the terms and conditions, and upload your image. If you don’t have a LEGO store with a LEGO Mosaic Maker near you, or you don’t have a LEGO store near you at all, there is great news! LEGO recently created an online version of the experience that anyone can use.
If you would like to check which LEGO stores have a LEGO Mosaic maker, you can find a full list at the LEGO Mosaic Maker page. It’s a fun and interactive experience to go through the booth and then finally being able to build your own customized mosaic. The LEGO Mosaic Maker has been very popular with LEGO fans, especially families with children. Once you get your picture taken, you get printed instructions for building your mosaic, as well as the #40179 LEGO Personalized Mosaic Portrait set, which includes 4,502 pieces (900 of each of black, dark-gray, light-gray, white, and yellow 1×1 plates, a 48×48 stud baseplate, and a brick-separator). It’s basically a photo booth where your picture gets turned into a LEGO mosaic. Some of the official LEGO stores have a feature called the LEGO Mosaic Maker.