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Dice art ideas & real builds

Looking for dice art ideas? Every preview below was generated with Diceify from an ordinary photo, and every card shows the grid, how many dice it takes and how big the finished piece is with standard 16 mm dice, so you can tell a weekend project from a wall-sized one at a glance. Start with the real builds to see what the dice look like once they are glued down.

What makes a good subject: a tight crop on one face (or one pet), strong contrast between the subject and the background, and even light. Dice give you twelve shades at most, so a photo that already reads well in black and white turns into dice art that reads from across the room, while busy backgrounds and group shots turn to noise. There is more on this in which photos work best.

Popular sizes: most first builds land between 30×30 (900 dice, about 48 cm / 19 in) and 50×50 (2,500 dice, 80 cm / 31 in); the portraits here run from 51×51 to 71×71. Use the size calculator for the count and cost of any grid, read how dice art works for the maths behind the shades, or upload a photo to the dice art generator and see your own.

Real builds

John Mikhail placing real dice on his Umm Kulthum dice portrait, with the Diceify builder open on a phone next to the frame — Umm Kulthum, builtBuilt with real dice · John Mikhail, Diceify's founderRead the story →

Umm Kulthum in dice: the whole build, row by row, with the builder on a phone.

Jeremy Klammer built two 35×47 dice portraits (1,645 dice each) of his nieces as birthday gifts and painted the dice in their favourite colours: read how he made them. Built one yourself? Send us a photo and we will add it here with credit.

Portraits

Famous faces at 51×51 to 71×71: the sizes most people build as a centrepiece.

Salvador Dalí dice art portrait, 51×51 grid digital preview — Salvador Dalí51×51 grid · 2,601 dice · 82 cm (32 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewHard side light and a moustache you can read from across the room.Make one like this →

Frida Kahlo dice art portrait, 54×54 grid digital preview — Frida Kahlo54×54 grid · 2,916 dice · 86 cm (34 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewA straight-on face with dark hair against a plain background.Make one like this →

Mona Lisa dice art mosaic, digital preview — Mona LisaDigital previewSoft tonal gradients: this one needs both black and white dice to hold the shading.Make one like this →

Mo Salah dice art portrait, 61×61 grid digital preview — Mo Salah61×61 grid · 3,721 dice · 98 cm (38 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewA dark background and a tight crop keep the detail in the face.Make one like this →

Kobe Bryant dice art portrait, 71×71 grid digital preview — Kobe Bryant71×71 grid · 5,041 dice · 114 cm (45 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewThe largest grid here: 71×71 holds the detail of a full head-and-shoulders crop.Make one like this →

Afghan Girl dice art portrait, 52×52 grid digital preview — Afghan Girl52×52 grid · 2,704 dice · 83 cm (33 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewThe eyes carry the image: contrast around them matters more than anywhere else.Make one like this →

Umm Kulthum dice art portrait, 58×58 grid digital preview — Umm Kulthum58×58 grid · 3,364 dice · 93 cm (37 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewThe singer whose portrait the founder built; see Real builds above.Make one like this →

Kids, pets and couples

Everyday photos, the way most gifts start. Non-square grids follow the crop.

Portrait of a smiling boy turned into dice art, 87×77 grid digital preview — Kids87×77 grid · 6,699 dice (4,564 black / 2,135 white) · 139 × 123 cm (55 × 49 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewA big smile and a plain background: the kind of snapshot that turns into dice art without any editing.Make one like this →

Portrait of a tabby cat turned into dice art, 75×65 grid digital preview — Pets75×65 grid · 4,875 dice (2,093 black / 2,782 white) · 120 × 104 cm (47 × 41 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewFur stripes become die faces; crop to the head so the eyes get the dice.Make one like this →

Portrait of a smiling couple turned into dice art, 81×71 grid digital preview — Couples81×71 grid · 5,751 dice (3,110 black / 2,641 white) · 130 × 114 cm (51 × 45 in) at 16 mm · Digital previewTwo faces close together: crop tight so each face still gets enough dice.Make one like this →

Abstract and characters

Flat shapes and outlines: fewer shades, faster builds.

Abstract geometric dice art mosaic, digital preview — Geometric abstractDigital previewFlat shapes with hard edges: every block is a run of the same die, which makes it a fast build.Make one like this →

Pikachu character dice art, digital preview — PikachuDigital previewCartoon outlines map cleanly onto black dice; the flat fills onto white.Make one like this →

Sun dice art mosaic, digital preview — SunDigital previewRadial symmetry forgives small placement errors.Make one like this →

Abstract tile pattern dice art, digital preview — Tile pattern IDigital previewA repeating motif: build one tile, then repeat it.Make one like this →

Abstract tile design dice art, digital preview — Tile pattern IIDigital previewMid-grey faces (3s and 4s) do the work in a pattern like this.Make one like this →

Woman silhouette dice art, digital preview — Woman silhouetteDigital previewHigh-contrast illustration: mostly 1s and 6s, so it reads from far away.Make one like this →

Make one from your own photo

Upload a photo, pick a grid, and get the exact black and white dice count before you buy a single die.

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