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How to Create Clipart Using LEGO Blocks

Creating your own clipart is a fun and easy activity, and using LEGO blocks to create artwork and images is a great way to add flare and fun to projects. Buying clipart can get expensive, so creating your own graphics to use in newsletters, online projects and more also has the added benefit of saving you money.

Things You'll Need

Variety of LEGO blocks and accessories
Digital Camera
Photo editing software

Instructions

- 1
  Create LEGO designs, such as cars, castles, houses, airplanes and more. You can also just use full scenes, scattered LEGO blocks in piles or interesting designs of your own creation.
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  Set up displays in a well-lit area, and take photographs. Take a variety of shots from different angles so you have a lot of images to work with later.
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  Upload the images to your computer. Use a photo editing program, such as Photoshop, to open the pictures for editing.
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  Crop the images to cut out any unwanted background scenery, and adjust the size of the image to suit your project.
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  Use the photo editing program's tools and filters to alter the appearance of the images. Some software has interesting effects that can make your LEGO images look like cartoons. You can also use the tools to fade or watermark the images.
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  Print out your clipart and/or save the images as .BMP, .JPG and .GIF files to be used in website backgrounds and designs.

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