Miles “Mosaic” Morales

The Brothers Brick contributor Chris Doyle has conspired with  Alyse Middleton  on another large-scale LEGO mosaic. Visiting the Spider-Verse, they created a mosaic tribute to Miles Morales.

If you’re like me (and I know I am), then you probably love the Into the Spider-Verse movie. Miles Morales quickly became my favorite take on the Spider-Man character, and I’d started (and abandoned) more than a few attempts to pay tribute to the character in LEGO form. Still, when I wanted to challenge myself and try a mosaic style that varied from the LEGO Art format I’d been working in, I decided Miles had to be the focus. Then I teamed up again with Alyse to make this new challenge a bit easier. Built on a 96×64 base of Technic brick, this images uses layers of plate and other elements to create an image in line with the animation style from the movie.

Yes, shockingly, there are only a few DOTS in this mosaic. There are, however, a huge amount of round and wedge plates. This particular Spider-pose has appeared on many different backgrounds, so we decided to go with a geometric take with a nice Kirby Krackle of round plate and tile at the interface point between the pink and green areas. Miles is built in several layers, allowing him to “pop out” of the image a bit.

We also branched out heavily from the world of 1×1 round elements when designing the spider-logo. I think the telephone handsets and the tips of the rods add just the right level of “paint splatter” to recreate Miles’ hand-drawn version.

What’s your favorite style of LEGO mosaic? Not sure, why not take a look through our archive and see what catches your eye?