Impossible perspective

Koosie van Tutte · 24 Mar 2008, 00:41

m.c. escher's impossible drawings have always fascinated me, so i tried to make one of his drawings, 'relativity' in sketchup - it took me quite some time to figure out how to model it in sketchup. i could do it almost completely but had to distort the perspective of the tower on the right a little in a vectors prog to make it right. as people are not my strong point i left them out.

baz · 24 Mar 2008, 04:09

that looks great, Id love to walk around the skip.
you do know that there are 3d people in your components folder which would be easy to place?
baz

linea · 24 Mar 2008, 05:53

That is brilliant! If you can would you mind uploading the skp so we can have a look at it?

remus · 24 Mar 2008, 09:15

wow, i find it hard enough to work out whats going on just looking at that model. i wouldnt stand a chance modelling something like this, i think my head might explode!

are you going to do any more renders?

Koosie van Tutte · 24 Mar 2008, 10:24

thanks to all
@baz: i know about the people, but this was because of the challenge to do the image, so i did not care about the people and other props.

@jon: i would not mind, but i don't know how and where to put it - it's a 3,8 mb file

@remus: to be honest, it gave me a headache too - it took me a fourtnight working on it to get it right. yes, i will try to make some more escher drawings in sketchup, but i don't promise results - it is quite difficult. (i am working on two different escher images at the moment, but neither is publishable)

Koosie van Tutte · 24 Mar 2008, 10:33

this is what the original model in sketchup looks like without any adjustment.

dylan · 24 Mar 2008, 15:31

That is pretty cool Koosie, it has the effect of really making me smile looking at that.

Im certainly with Remus though, it would make my head explode modelling that!

Durant Hapke · 24 Mar 2008, 20:07

B&S,

Awesome.

Please add dungeon equipment of some kind, or some bike tracks.

Durant "fish live in my oven glands" Hapke

urgen · 24 Mar 2008, 20:35

...fun work! Thanks...

Koosie van Tutte · 24 Mar 2008, 21:07

thanks a lot, it was not only a challenge, it was fun too!

Bryan K · 25 Mar 2008, 08:51

Wow!

pilou · 25 Mar 2008, 09:34

What a task!
Mauritz Cornelius E

pav_3j · 25 Mar 2008, 10:08

he he, that's brilliant.

makes me want to watch labyrinth though...

pav

tinanne · 25 Mar 2008, 12:26

This is wonderful! Heavens whatever made you want to take that on! I'm an Escher fan also, but I wouldn't have thought to try that. GREAT JOB!

Loewenkatze · 25 Mar 2008, 18:07

...what a 3D-trip... amazing!

boofredlay · 25 Mar 2008, 18:22

That is great!

Now do it in Lego...

http://www.andrewlipson.com/escher/relativity.html
http://www.andrewlipson.com/lego.htm

Koosie van Tutte · 25 Mar 2008, 18:54

thanks again for the nice comments.
thanks for the link too - i like this one a lot - especially because it proves that i am not the only daft person in the world

boofredlay · 25 Mar 2008, 19:07

I had a go at Escher a while back but nothing nearly as ambitious as you.
http://www.sketchucation.com/forums/scf/viewtopic.php?p=15046#p15046

Search the 3D warehouse too, there are some interesting Escher works there.

Koosie van Tutte · 25 Mar 2008, 19:13

i like your escher image a lot, eric, glad you mentioned it because, as i am new here, (my first message/upload was a few days ago)there is a lot i have missed.

baz · 29 Mar 2008, 07:34

Eric, if you did want to upload it, here is a possible way:
break the model up into manageable sizes.
"copy/paste in place" into new files.
upload the files as separate attachments.

anyone who wanted to, could reverse the process to see the whole thing. I bet Im not the only one to have spent time trying to get my head around this drawing, I would be very interested to see it in 'real' 3d

On the other hand, it is a bit of stuffing around, so please dont feel obliged.

baz

ps;I dont know what the upload size limit is on the forum, had a quick search but couldnt find anything.