PHOTO-MOSAIC
~a large-scale detailed image made up
of many photographs/an arrangement
of aerial photographs forming a
composite picture
There are two types of Photo Mosaics
This Photo-Mosaic was created by
Robert Silvers by taking an image,
organizing it into thousands of small
rectangles and replacing each
rectangle with a photograph that has
similar color and value qualities.
This Photo-Mosaic is also considered to be
Photographic Collage. It was created by
David Hockney by taking many photographs
and attaching them to create one whole
image. Each of the photographs is of a
small portion of the subject, attached they
will create the entire subject.
PHOTOMOSAIC STYLE 1
photographs of a subject shot in
detail that when pieced together to
form a larger image of the subject
DAVID HOCKNEY
DAVID
HOCKNEY
Telephone Pole, 1982
DAVID
HOCKNEY
Prehistoric Museum Near Palm
Springs, 1982
DAVID HOCKNEY
Robert Littman Floating In a Pool, 1982
DAVID HOCKNEY
Photographing Annie Leibovitz While She Is Photographing Me, 1982
DAVID HOCKNEY
Walking In The Zen Garden, Ryoanji Temple, Kyoto 1983
DAVID HOCKNEY
Pearblossom Highway
DAVID HOCKNEY
Paint Trolley, 1985
DAVID
HOCKNEY
Photographic Collage
of his mother.
POLAROID
commissioned David Hockney
to create Photo Mosaics out of their
products…
Don and Christopher, 1982
Patrick Procktor
1982
Still Life with Blue Guitar, 1982
HOW TO
Create your Own
David Hockney style Photo
Mosaic
• Choose a subject.
• Take many photographs of small portions
of that subject.
• Make sure you took a photograph of all
parts/areas in your subject/composition.
• Print the photographs.
• Piece them together and attach them to
create your very own photo mosaic.
PHOTOMOSAIC STYLE 2
colored montages of tiny digital
photographs that blend together to
form a larger image
ROBERT SILVERS
ROBERT SILVERS
Marilyn Quad Photomosaic on aluminum
Robert Silvers
JFK; 2006; Photomosaic mounted on aluminum 46 x 35" Edition of 10; 64 x 48" Edition of 6
ROBERT SILVERS
Mona Lisa Remastered, 2002 Photomosaic mounted on aluminum 43 x 32"
ROBERT SILVERS
Girl with the Pearl Earring, 2008 Photomosaic on aluminum
ROBERT SILVERS
Coca-Cola Photomosaic, Monterrey, Mexico
The PROCOR Latin building displaying a Photomosaic on a complete face
HOW TO
Create your Own
Robert Silvers style Photo
Mosaic
• Take a subject/photograph
as your larger overall
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image.
Take many photographs of subjects related to
your larger image.
In Photoshop edit your larger photo and create a
grid over the image.
Place your related photographs on top of the
grid and merge those layers into one.
Select areas of your larger image, switch to your
merged layer and edit areas to match your
larger image in color, contrast and opacity.