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  1. academicmaslow

    Corner Dual-Sided Rubik's Cube Mosaic: CDSI Method

    Hey everyone, Since 2020 I experiment with dual-sided mosaics of verious types. Now I'd like to share my recent work on a new class of dual-sided patterns on a Rubik's cude. I called it Corner Dual-Sided Isomorphic (CDSI). The idea is the following: take two adjacent faces of the cube (Front...
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    Number of impossible color patterns on a single Pyraminx face

    I’ve recently posted about my mosaics from Pyraminxes, and while working on mosaics I started wondering about the number of possible color patterns on a single face of the puzzle. The number of Pyraminx states is known: 933120 configurations of the colored pieces, or 75582720 if tip orientations...
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    Mosaics from Pyraminxes

    We’ve all seen massive Rubik’s Cube mosaics — hundreds or thousands of cubes turning into portraits, logos, or famous paintings. But mosaics from Pyraminxes? Almost nobody does them. And there’s a reason… though it’s totally possible and actually pretty cool. Why it’s way harder than with cubes...
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    Rubik's Snake vs Rubik's Cube: Turning 24 Wedges into a 24-Cube Mosaic

    Ernő Rubik invented not only the Cube, but also the Snake — a puzzle that’s no less interesting and captivating. It has several trillion possible combinations, and with its 24 wedges you can create amazing shapes. I thought it would be fun to match those 24 wedges with 24 cubes and recreate the...
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    Mirror Dual-Sided Cube Mosaics. MDSI Method.

    Finally, I present my MDSI method for full-color patterns! Now, every Rubik's Cube mosaic enthusiast can make any mosaic double-sided, like fabric or a carpet. The backside will be a mirror image of the front, using the cube’s inverse colors. I presented this method at the BRIDGES 2025...
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    How to create unique cube mosaic using Photoshop

    Over the five years that I’ve been creating Rubik’s Cube mosaics, people often ask me what software I use. The truth is, I don’t use automatic converters like The Cube Abides or Bestsiteever Mosaic. These are great tools, developed by my colleagues Brian Kobasa and Roman Strakhov. Online...
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    The largest dual-sided mosaic out of 4,800 cubes woven onto threads. The Guinness World Record

    In 2021, I set out to create the world’s largest dual-sided rotating puzzle cube mosaic, using approximately 5,000 cubes. Rather than building a heavy glass-covered frame or gluing the cubes in place, I wanted to develop a new approach—one that would allow spectators to physically feel and even...
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    You can create Dual-Sided Rubik's cube mosaics. The Guide for 2-color patterns

    As a Rubik's Cube artist, I've been experimenting with cube mosaics for over 5 years — including flipped and corner mosaics, color replacements, giant mosaics, and more. Among all techniques, dual-sided mosaics are the most exciting to me. In 2020, I came up with the idea of mirror dual-sided...
  9. Me Next to 599 Cubes (2020)

    Me Next to 599 Cubes (2020)

    Me next to 599 cubes in 2020. What was the coolest about this specific mosaic was that I had been the one to design it and send the design to my librarian, which I was really proud of at the time. Picture credit goes to my librarian.
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