Artyom #13
Artyom #13 from Zen0’s Monster Friends as a 32 × 32 stud LEGO mosaic on one baseplate.
- Studs
- 32 × 32
- Plates
- 644
- Baseplates
- 1
- Est. parts
- $38–55
The finished picture
Thick lines are baseplate edges, thin lines are the 16×16 sections. Select a section with artwork in it to open its step.
0 of 4 sections built
32 × 32 studs, 25.6 × 25.6 cm. It tiles exactly onto 1 white 32×32 baseplates.
Piece list
All studs are Plate 1×1, part 3024. The number in each swatch is the code used in the build steps. The order quantity adds spares, because 1×1 plates go missing.
| Code | BrickLink colour | LEGO name | BL ID | Needed | Order |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Light Aqua | Aqua | 152 | 220 | 240 |
| 2 | Black | Black | 11 | 156 | 170 |
| 3 | Dark Bluish Gray | Dark Stone Grey | 85 | 105 | 120 |
| 4 | Dark Green | Earth Green | 80 | 44 | 60 |
| 5 | Medium Nougat | Medium Nougat | 150 | 41 | 60 |
| 6 | Light Bluish Gray | Medium Stone Grey | 86 | 36 | 50 |
| 7 | Olive Green | Olive Green | 155 | 18 | 30 |
| 8 | Dark Tan | Sand Yellow | 69 | 15 | 30 |
| 9 | Reddish Brown | Reddish Brown | 88 | 7 | 20 |
| A | Dark Brown | Dark Brown | 120 | 2 | 20 |
| Total 1×1 plates | 644 | 800 | |||
Also needed
- 1 × white 32×32 baseplate (LEGO Classic 11026). White matters here because the background shows.
- Backing board, 256 × 256 mm. 9 to 12 mm MDF or plywood, plus strong double-sided tape or grab adhesive to fix the baseplates to it.
- Brick separator for lifting misplaced plates, and 10 small tubs for sorting.
- Optional flat background: 380 more studs to cover in White (BrickLink colour 1). Larger white plates such as 2×8 or 4×8 cover the open areas far faster than 1×1s.
Rough cost
Baseplates are $7.99 each at LEGO.com, so $7.99 for 1. New 1×1 plates average about $0.04 to $0.06 each on BrickLink, so 800 plates come to roughly $30.40 to $47.20. Parts total: $38.39 to $55.19.
Prices checked 21 October 2026 (LEGO.com and the BrickLink price guide). Add seller postage.
Before you build
- Order the plates by part number 3024 and the colour names above from BrickLink or Brick Owl. The wanted list above uploads straight into BrickLink. Confirm stock before paying.
- Sort the plates into tubs and label each tub with its code.
- Lay the 1 baseplates out 1 wide and 1 high and number them on the back, left to right, top row first.
- Build each baseplate on a table before mounting. Each baseplate has four 16×16 sections. Sections with no artwork are skipped, so the steps jump straight to the next one that needs plates.
- On a bare baseplate there are no guide lines. Count studs from the corner of the section, place the darkest shapes first, then fill in around them.
- After every section, press the plates down with a flat book and tick the step off here.
Build steps
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Plates for this step
Squares with a dot stay as bare baseplate. Count in from the top-left corner of the section using the row and column numbers.
Finishing
- Cut the backing board to 256 × 256 mm, or larger if you want a border for a frame.
- Fix baseplate 1 square to the top-left corner. Butt the next baseplate tight against it and clip two or three 2×4 bricks across the join before the adhesive grabs, so the stud spacing carries across. Repeat for the rest.
- Remove the bridging bricks and check that shapes crossing a join line up.
- Hang it from fixings screwed into the board. At this size the board is the heavy part, so use wall fixings rated for it.