Legofy, making (moving) images into so many little bricks

November 30, 2015 8:24 PM

Legofy is a python program (hosted on github) that takes a static image or gif and makes it so that it looks as if it was created by 1x1 LEGO bricks. For example: a gif; a small work of art; a large work of art; recursive LEGO-ification. [via reddit]
posted by filthy light thief (10 comments total)

And no, this program doesn't limit the color palette to official LEGO colors, but I'm sure someone smarter than me can make that happen.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:25 PM on November 30, 2015 [1 favorite]

filthy light thief: "And no, this program doesn't limit the color palette to official LEGO colors, but I'm sure someone smarter than me can make that happen."

Actually, there's a command-line switch that does exactly that.
posted by schmod at 8:43 PM on November 30, 2015 [6 favorites]

Best thing.
posted by migurski at 9:08 PM on November 30, 2015

Actually, there's a command-line switch that does exactly that.

Thanks for the correction!
posted by filthy light thief at 9:20 PM on November 30, 2015

Or you can do it the old way if you insist.
posted by boilermonster at 9:32 PM on November 30, 2015 [2 favorites]

Is there any way to use this if you're not, um, computer-ishly inclined?
posted by gottabefunky at 11:07 PM on November 30, 2015

Wouldn't this make more sense as a GIMP plugin?
posted by salmacis at 2:17 AM on December 1, 2015

There is also this online one, which is for making a lego wall I think rather than a mosaic, but does broadly the same thing.
posted by Just this guy, y'know at 2:35 AM on December 1, 2015

Is there any way to use this if you're not, um, computer-ishly inclined?

It doesn't have all the features, but I made an online version here that lets you try it out.
posted by dragoon at 4:34 AM on December 1, 2015 [4 favorites]

PicToBrick looks like a pretty robust multi-platform program (made in JAVA, FOSS). There's also an iOS app and Mac program called Photobricks, an official Lego iPhone mosaic app, and there's an interesting discussion of other options in the Brickset forum.
posted by filthy light thief at 8:03 AM on December 1, 2015