How do I create a Face-Mosaic?

Using the Face-Mosaic action you can transform your photos into something really unique. All you need is a set of portrait images.

Sample Face-Mosaic.
Sample Face-Mosaic .

What makes a good Face-Mosaic?

Basically you can use any kind of portrait image. However, some photo traits are of benefit for the resulting Face-Mosaic image:

To create a Face-Mosaic:

  1. Open a Face-Mosaic enabled template or add the Face-Mosaic layer to your existing document using Edit > Add Layer to Page > Face-Mosaic. Make sure no image is selected when you add the layer to your document.
  2. Add your portrait images to the document
  3. Click the Analyse & Apply button.
  4. Adjust the position of the Face-Mosaic on your document, by moving the small face inside the page control on the Face-Mosaic inspector panel:
    You can change the size of the Face-Mosaic by using the slider below the face position control.
Manual Adjustments

Depending on the layout of your images, the Face-Mosaic may need some manual fine tuning.

For example when using a random or manual layout of images it could make sense to manually move individual images to find a position which is a better fit for the overall mosaic.

For example, moving an image frame a bit so the eyes are not cut off by the edge of the frame.

After manually changing the position or size of an image frame, click the Analyse & Apply button on the Face-Mosaic inspector panel to update the overall layout.

Please note that the algorithm for the Face-Mosaic depends on the enclosing rectangle of all image frames. So, when the enclosing rectangle changes - e.g. because a frame is moved towards the outer edge of the page - the position of the overall Face-Mosaic may change too.