I've been trying out some software called Mazaika that creates mosaics using smaller images. The smaller images are Beer Bottle labels.
It's just the Trial Version of a program, but seems to work well. Here is my first attempt.
Also available from the site is a program called BG_ASCII (ASCII Image Program) and various libraries of images for Mazaika. These include:-
• Icon collection (1.17 Mb)
• 3500 CD/LP covers
• Collection of 3500+ different actor faces (Note - this collection is very good for mosaic with human faces as a main theme because all images in this collection are photos of human faces itself.)
• Collection of 3000+ amateur cat photos
• The Xmas and New Year cards library of 1500 images (1.5 Mb)
• Video tapes cover library of 950 images
• Beer bottle label library of 1800 images