Designing a Studs-Out Mosaic

In Appendix B of this book, you will find information regarding model Design Grids. Take a moment now to visit the website for this book (www.apotome.com/grids.html) and print out at least one copy of Design Grid #1.

You’ll find that this grid looks very similar to traditional graph paper, except that each square is exactly the size of a standard 1x1 LEGO element as seen from above, looking down on the stud. To plot the location of different colored bricks, simply shade in the squares, much like I did when planning the Empire State Building model in Chapter 6.

For the examples in this chapter, I’ll be using only the colors gray, black, and white. For your own models you can, of course, use any colors at your disposal. ...

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