Unfortunately, due to the limited size of the mosaic you will eventually have to make a compromise somewhere.Īfter playing around a bit, you’ll soon find the version of the image you like the look of best, but it’s also worth considering the build here too. This might mean not fitting in as much as you’d like, and that some hair or body is cut off. You’ll need to make sure you’re completely happy with the orientation of your photo in advance as there is no rotation option available at time of writing.ĭepending on the image you’re using, you’ll find that the closer you’re zoomed in, the better the level of detail. The options available to me before playing around with any settings were as follows: a greyscale portrait with yellow background a greyscale portrait and background, with no yellow the same again, but slightly zoomed out slightly zoomed out but blending yellow in both the background and portrait a greyscale portrait with a black and yellow zig-zag background and mostly black and yellow with a hint of grey.īeneath the main preview box, you’ve also got a slider for zooming in and out of the image and then three more options for making small adjustments to the overall contrast. Considering there are only five colours available to us in the set, it’s impressive how much variation is possible with one image. There’s a larger preview box in the middle, with six preset options down the left-hand side demonstrating the variety of visual effects available. It’s worth pointing out that I tested this on both a desktop computer as well as from my smartphone, and it worked smoothly in both instances without any trouble.įinally, you’re presented with what you’ve been building up to over the last few minutes, and it’s more interesting than I was originally anticipating. Moving on, you finally reach the upload box, which allows you to select your chosen photograph for uploading. These will help, but once you start playing around with whatever photo you’ve uploaded, you’ll figure out pretty quickly whether it was a good choice or not. Obviously, we’re choosing the latter.Ĭlicking through brings up a smaller pop-up box, providing some visual examples as to the types of photograph that should yield better results in brick form, and which ones will not. The usual LEGO brand guidelines apply here, including things such as no drugs, weapons, nudity, offensive content, celebrity images, brand logos and so on.Ī simple tick box allows you to proceed to the next screen where you can either search for the nearest store locations containing a physical Mosaic Maker booth, or choose to create a custom LEGO mosaic. You’ll then be presented with a brief list of the LEGO Group’s terms and conditions, explaining the supported file type and what you shouldn’t upload. If you have already purchased LEGO 40179 Personalised Mosaic Portrait, then the link you will need can also be found at the set’s online shop page.Ĭlicking through will prompt you to sign in first – or, should you not already be a LEGO VIP, create a new account. Granted, most of you reading this now are likely to be pretty online savvy, but if you were purchasing a set as a gift for someone who maybe isn’t as well-versed in the ninja art of Googling, it’s perhaps a little presumptuous of the LEGO Group to assume people would know what to do next. I can only assume this is presumably because the set was originally only designed to be an in-store experience and an online tool didn’t yet exist. The most unusual omission, however, is the lack of a URL or indication on how to create your mosaic in the first place. This makes sense given it’s an infinitely customisable LEGO set, and other than simply placing the right piece in the right row/column, you don’t exactly need step-by-step directions like your average LEGO model. Somewhat surprisingly (and as I mentioned in my review here) there are no leaflets, adverts or instructions of any sort included with 40179 Personalised Mosaic Portrait.
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