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Circle Packing Mosaic

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Atlas demonstration: the free source photo and the computed Circle Packing Mosaic. A woman stands in profile, her silhouette set against a bright, neutral background. The figure is masterfully reconstructed using a dense collection of variably sized spheres that follow the contours and local hues of the original scene.
Atlas demonstration: the free source photo and the computed Circle Packing Mosaic. A woman stands in profile, her silhouette set against a bright, neutral background. The figure is masterfully reconstructed using a dense collection of variably sized spheres that follow the contours and local hues of the original scene.Image: Pete Bellis petebellis · CC0 (via Wikimedia Commons), processed for the AtlasView source ↗

Prompt

Transform this image into a Circle Packing Mosaic of non-overlapping disks in varied sizes, each filled with a sampled local color. Fit smaller circles into remaining spaces, leave narrow neutral background gaps, and use crisp circular edges without internal gradients or outlines; keep the original subject and composition.

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Identify

The photograph becomes a mosaic of non-overlapping circles, with varied sizes, sampled colors, and small gaps between them.

Principle

A common circle packing1 method places circles in available gaps and grows them until they reach neighbors or image boundaries. Color sampling2 assigns each circle a color from the corresponding image region.

Try it out

Vary the minimum circle size and watch how smaller circles preserve finer details.

Classification

Calculated image processing result.

Further examples · 9 images

Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Strawberry and blueberries (Unsplash V6FcCG14q30)”
02 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Strawberry and blueberries (Unsplash V6FcCG14q30)”A red strawberry with its green stem sits prominently against a dark, textured surface. The round motifs perfectly encapsulate the seeds and skin of the fruit, varying in size to fill every gap in the composition.Jamie Street jamie452 (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Floating boat (Unsplash)”
03 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Floating boat (Unsplash)”A calm body of water meets a clear horizon line under a bright sky. The gradient of the atmosphere and the reflection on the water are translated into an array of circles that grow smaller as they approach the horizontal divide.Are R verdurousar (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Seth Doyle 2016-03-28 (Unsplash)”
04 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Seth Doyle 2016-03-28 (Unsplash)”The photo captures a dense forest floor with scattered autumn leaves and patches of green moss. The aesthetic is defined by large and small discs that recreate the organic color gradients and shadows of the original scene.Seth Doyle sethdoylee (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Dương Trần Quốc 2015-05-05 (Unsplash)”
05 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Dương Trần Quốc 2015-05-05 (Unsplash)”The composition depicts a bright, cloud-filled sky above a dark, textured horizon line. Large white and pale blue circles dominate the upper region, while tiny, dark spheres fill the bottom to represent the land.Dương Trần Quốc fanhungry (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “San Bruno Mountains at Night (Unsplash)”
06 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “San Bruno Mountains at Night (Unsplash)”A tranquil seascape at dusk is shown, featuring a deep blue sky meeting a warm, orange-hued sunset over the water. The transition between light and dark is rendered through varying diameters of colored circles that align along the horizontal axis.Aaron Lee aaronhjlee (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Blue window shutters in venice (Unsplash)”
07 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Blue window shutters in venice (Unsplash)”The photo represents a modern building or architectural structure with large windows and a grey facade under a blue sky. Distinct rows of light-colored circles trace the geometric lines of the structure, separating it from the darker surrounding textures.Toa Heftiba heftiba (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Forsyth Park (Unsplash)”
08 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Forsyth Park (Unsplash)”A person appears to be interacting with natural foliage in a garden setting. The composition uses diverse circular clusters to define the organic shapes of the leaves and the skin tones of the subject.Jessica Furtney jessicamaephotographyga (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons
Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Leaves in bag on bike (Unsplash)”
09 Circle Packing Mosaic, applied to “Leaves in bag on bike (Unsplash)”Small pink flowers bloom amidst a dense thicket of green leaves and dark shadows. The floral details are rendered through tightly packed rounds that capture the shifting light and color across the vegetation.John Debrey jdebrey (photo); processed for the Atlas · CC0 · Wikimedia Commons

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