Object Canvas Art

Abstract

Object Canvas Art is a kit for assembling a mosaic work of art comprising colored objects to be placed upon color-coded markers on a plurality of template sub-image panels (a “canvas”), which also have aligning and matching markers to seamlessly join panels along edges to achieve a continuous overall mosaic image of any size.

1 . A mosaic kit comprising:
 a plurality of objects having a variety of colors; and   a template having a plurality of panels containing sub-image portions of a pre-printed pattern, which is coded with markers, each to receive a particular one of said colored objects, along with other markings denoting where and how to position panels in a desired arrangement to form a seamless mosaic artwork of any size.   
     
     
         2 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said objects are spheroid in shape, with a height less than their diameter width, or having a planar base, such that the objects stay in place on a generally flat surface. 
     
     
         3 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said objects vary in color. 
     
     
         4 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said template panels are the same shape and size, plus have a white background surface. 
     
     
         5 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein each said template panel includes at least one panel-guiding character marking. 
     
     
         6 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said template markers are circular in shape and match in size the outer perimeter of the spheroid objects in  claim 2 . 
     
     
         7 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said template markers include an indicia referring to a specific color to match collectively the colors of objects in  claim 3 . 
     
     
         8 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein each said template panel includes fragment markers a portion of the size of the other template markers in  claim 6  with color indicia consistent with those in  claim 7 , along at least one edge of a panel. 
     
     
         9 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein each said template panel includes at least two aligning markers, which are consistent with the fragment markers in  claim 8 , plus having a visual appearance differing from the fragment markers, to define where to place spheroid objects in  claim 2  to overhang an edge of a panel. 
     
     
         10 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein said template panels, besides the first one, include at least two matching markers, each identical in shape and size to the markers in  claim 6  and including a color indicia consistent with those in  claim 7 , along with a directional symbol that signifies which direction (left, right, up, down, or diagonal) a kit user, skilled or unskilled, is to slide a panel under a previous panel or panels nearly filled with objects until the matching markers align under the spheroid objects of  claim 2  sitting atop corresponding aligning markers of  claim 9  to align a panel of  claim 4 . 
     
     
         11 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein each said object has a weight such that when a user places a plurality of objects upon a template panel, the panel and objects generally stay in place while a kit user slides another panel, empty of objects, underneath a portion of the prior panel. 
     
     
         12 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of template panels containing duplicate markers are resolved from an overall canvas template perspective when each duplicate, aligning marker of  claim 9  to matching marker of  claim 10  or fragment marker of  claim 8  to corresponding marker of  claim 6  on an adjoining panel, is covered with one object. 
     
     
         13 . The kit of  claim 1  wherein a plurality of template panels of  claim 4 , each having panel-guiding character markings consistent with  claim 5 . circular markers of  claim 6  with a color indicia consistent with those in  claim 7 , plus the fragment markers, aligning markers, and matching markers consistent with  claims 8, 9, and 10 , respectively, collectively comprise a complete image template employed by a kit user with a plurality of colored objects consistent with  claims 2, 3, and 11 , respectively, to assemble a continuous mosaic artwork of any size.