18000 piece puzzle, "St. Columba Altarpiece," by Rogier van der Weyden, Educa Borras, Spain
This is without a doubt my favorite puzzle of the 18,000-piece size. Educa got it right: choosing an image with sharp colors, great resolution, and fantastic detail. There aren't any weird color variations between the sections you get on many other biggie puzzles.
I assembled this from about May until November of 2010. I didn't have a good camera at the time but just took it out of storage this morning.
Because of its size, this one is probably the hardest one I've ever done. But the 10,000 piece "Las Hilanderas" is a pretty close second because of so many dark areas.
This is one puzzle you're better off assembling on the floor!
{Actual # of pieces: 18,000 (222 X 81, plus 18 extra half-sized pieces)}
18000 piece puzzle, "St. Columba Altarpiece," by Rogier van der Weyden, Educa Borras, Spain
This is without a doubt my favorite puzzle of the 18,000-piece size. Educa got it right: choosing an image with sharp colors, great resolution, and fantastic detail. There aren't any weird color variations between the sections you get on many other biggie puzzles.
I assembled this from about May until November of 2010. I didn't have a good camera at the time but just took it out of storage this morning.
Because of its size, this one is probably the hardest one I've ever done. But the 10,000 piece "Las Hilanderas" is a pretty close second because of so many dark areas.
This is one puzzle you're better off assembling on the floor!
{Actual # of pieces: 18,000 (222 X 81, plus 18 extra half-sized pieces)}