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I have seen this linked before, but I'm not sure if it was here...isn't that incredible?? I have a friend who has actually seen one of these drawings, and they are completely real.
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How would an artist check the angle to see that it was correct? Constantly stand in the viewing spot? Even the height has to be perfect, or the illusion would fail.
Why does his knee look partially covered in the piles of gold one?
I must admit, I *am* skeptical. These would be so much easier to fake than to create in reality convincingly. I'd like to see more of them at "incorrect" angles.
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My sister e-mailed some different photos, taken at a different time of day and some of them at different angles, to me. Still not sure if they're real, but there you go.
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But I do believe they're real. As far as the height issue, if someone was taller their perfect viewing spot would be a little further back, if they're shorter they'd have to move forward a little. Completely doable.
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And I think knowing the "prespective trick" is something that an artist can just have, or can learn. I think it was Michelangelo who carved some cherubs that were meant to be viewed from 40' below. When you look at them from the same level, they look awful, distorted and ugly. You can't believe they're the work of a master. But from 40' below. . . perfect.
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The easiest way to do this is with a slide projector. You have to position it where you want your audience to see from. Then just color in the image.
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quote:The piles of gold one he's kneeling in the last two pictures.
No, I figured that out quick enough, but part of one knee that he is kneeling on looks covered by one of the piles. I suppose he could have cleverly created that illusion by drawing slight extentions where his knees would appear to be.
quote: if someone was taller their perfect viewing spot would be a little further back, if they're shorter they'd have to move forward a little.
It seems to me that that would distort the image slightly--that the answer would be to stand in the same spot but either crouch a bit or stand on something the right height.
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I certainly would be *more* convinced if I saw something like what she sent you.
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