Benjamin Franklin in 1,800 postage stamps
Built in PhotoTile from a library of 3,066 stamp images. The picture was boosted by only 2%, so every single stamp stays recognizable.
1800stamps in the portrait
3066images in the library
Why stamps?
Franklin was the first Postmaster General of the United States, and his portrait appeared on one of the first American stamps. Rebuilding his face from postage stamps felt like a fitting tribute.
- 4000 × 4667 pixelsfull-size file, ready for large prints.
- Every stamp is visibleUp close you can read each stamp; step back and the portrait appears. It shows best around the right eye.
- 2% correctionTiles are barely recolored; the matching does the work.
Build your own mosaic
PhotoTile works with any image library: family photos, postcards, a stamp collection.