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Cube Mosaics

Who needs paint when you have plastic? Cube Mosaics are pixel art created by arranging hundreds of Rubik’s Cubes.

How it works

  1. Pixel Art: Treat each face of a 3x3 cube as a 3x3 grid of pixels.
  2. Resolution:
    • 100 cubes = 10x10 grid of cubes = 30x30 pixels (900 pixels).
    • This is enough for a decent face portrait.
  3. Palette: You have 6 colors: White, Yellow, Red, Orange, Blue, Green.

Building one

You don’t need to speedsolve. You just need to solve one face.

  1. Design: Use a tool (like “Twizzle” or “Mosaic Builder”) to convert an image into 6 colors.
  2. Scramble: The tool gives you a scramble for each cube to generate the specific pattern on the front face.
  3. Assemble: Stack them up.

The Cost

  • Cheap Cubes: Do not buy 100 GAN cubes ($6000).
  • Bulk Buying: You can buy “Mosaic Sets” (usually slightly smaller, cheaper cubes) for ~$1-2 per cube.

Famous Mosaics

  • Rubik’s Cube on a Rubik’s Cube: Very meta.
  • Portraits: Einstein, Marilyn Monroe, and famous YouTubers.
  • QR Codes: Yes, you can make a scanable QR code. (Don’t link it to a Rickroll, please).