Fusible Bead Art

[danbar]

I completed 3 portraits so far using fusible beads. After finding suitable images for my projects, I used photo-editing software to colorize my photos (Batman and Robin are from black & white images). I then used a program to create a bead-pattern of the image. I tweaked the designs a little bit, but for the most part, I did what the pattern suggested.
For those not familiar, you place individual solid-color beads onto pegboards. Once the design is complete, you iron the project, which melts the beads together slightly, making (ideally) one solid project. I used Perler beads, although there are different brands. Each of my portraits contains 4,698 individual beads, and each finished project measures 11x17.
It is difficult for me to take good pictures of these projects now that they are framed, as the flash wants to reflect off of the plexiglass. But here are some examples to give you an idea what they look like.

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[Jimmy L. 66]

Wow

[John Mack]

WOW2!!
Exemplary to be sure!

[AndyFish]

Really cool-- it's like pixel art

[Batman65]

This looks cool. I wonder if you could back lite these so they glow..similar to the old Lite Brite toy from the 70s, then one could hang them in a dim lit room or Batcave.

[Ben Bentley]

Wow, that's impressive! I often boggled at how people kept true to a design, using a software to make a plan totally makes sense.

[floatinjoe]

Very cool!

[Meule]

That is friggin amazing