Assignment - Isometric Optical Illusions
Assignment - Isometric Optical Illusions
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Assignment - Isometric Optical Illusions

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Assignment - Isometric Optical Illusions

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Study examples of optical illusions in isometric perspective, replicate them, and then experiment with creating your own.

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@sahar_elzein
Hey everyone! I'm new to this course and let's say I was taken aback by this assignment being an isometric illusion one! I thought it was a bit boring since I want to draw I perspective but oh boy as soon as I started to get into it I was humbled! It seems easy but it really wasn't, at least for me, I even took the 'impossible waterfall' as a reference and then started to think about how it would look with rectangular shapes instead of a platform and pillars, and ended up doing something else. I understand why Marshall would put this as an assignment because I really found myself thinking about the shapes in space and I can't really say I have it totally figured out but I want to move passed the for now.
Nikki De Backer
I finally did my assignment for this lesson. The first 2 images are from november when we just got the assignment. I was really excited and wanted to go artistic and make a big illustration but gave up. When I came back to the perspective course a few days ago I decided to analyze an image I found here in the chat. Had to really look at how hexagons work and realize I can’t just work with the squares on my paper and I have to use the right angles to make it work. I changed 2 small things from the refference where I think the creator of the image made a mistake. I am really hoping to catch up with the course!
@dantheanimator
@starrb
19d
These are tricky!
@tlh
20d
Went the analytical route and followed the process: 1. rough it out 2. clean it up and simplify with a straight edge on tracing paper 3. copy outside contour on tracing paper 4. duplicate outside contour and tweak the insides I found using my new tools in step 2 difficult. I couldn't decide if I wanted to freehand step 3 or use a ruler, so I did both. I was able to put my outer countour tracing under my sketch page to duplicate it. Then I played around with some inner shapes using pencil before going over it with a micron (my preferred medium). It was hard to decide on line width. I tried to make things that were closer thicker. Hopefully we will spend more time on some of that decision-making. Ultimately, it was great to study a master then create something of my own—instead of only copying. Time flew by, which must mean time well spent!
Carlos Pérez
That is an isometrical illution !
Carlos Pérez
This is my second round on this ,most of em were replicated by some of the comments. remembering to first sketch and then follow the guidelines
@latouriste
Hello, I found some images online, I printed them out and had to trace the outline of first one (the arrows) to get my head around the angles. Then I tried it again and played with it until it began to work out and make sense to me. I could have done another final version to clean it all up. The hexagon, again I printed out and used as a visual reference. I went through a couple of false starts trying to figure out how to make it all work with the segments. I finally realized that if I just understood the length of the distance from corner to corner, I could create three lines, one central line and two bisecting lines at the correct angles off the central axis, and it worked. From there I could use the angles to work off of and just kept referring to the reference to make sure it looked right. This took me a long time though, my brain doesn't always see what's in front of me right away, it requires patience, but the end result was pleasing to me. I enjoyed this exercise.
@carrot
1mo
Playing with isometric drawing in procreate
Maria Bygrove
Still playing with mind-bending shapes - so much fun :)
Torigni
1mo
Ins become outs, and outs become ins. This assignment was incredibly difficult, but using my brain juice to tinker around and eventually figure out how the illusions worked was incredibly enjoyable. I'm sure I overcomplicated myself in a few parts, but that's totally alright as nobody is perfect! I also did another illusion that I found by searching the internet, but overall I believe I did pretty fine on this assignment.
Alex
1mo
At first I stared at my screen like 👁️👄👁️ where do I start? But once I put pen to… Procreate, I got really stuck into the problem solving of this lesson. I used the isometric grid in Procreate and inspired by Maria Bygrove’s work, animated it.
Sara
1mo
this looks so cool!
Sita Rabeling
Good one!! Thanks for this great example. Not too complex, i like it :-)
Maria Bygrove
Wow, this is a complex one but it turned out brilliantly! The shading really helps with dimensionality too.
Maria Bygrove
This was fun. I used the isometric grid in Procreate to help me. Now that I've got the gist of it a bit, might try again free-handing.
Sita Rabeling
😃👍
Rachel Dawn Owens
Love these animations!
@incrinage
1mo
Used my gridded ruler to to keep the angles some what consistent . Really cool assignment
Bertrand Fleury
Hermès m'y own attempt. The trick is that I am not sure that I can do it without a reference... A long journey of learning I guess...
Yoshi Oda
2mo
This is the image I used. I know i could've used a ruler but I couldn't find mine so I tried using another paper to somewhat measure what they're supposed to be
@lwel
2mo
Didn't initially intend to make this a complete artwork but I thought it was cute. The other image is the measured out base drawing.
Michael Giff
Really liked this one. Did you stack the triangles to create the angles for the buildings?
Michael Giff
Any words of advice on how to conquer this jerk? It's been weeks and I still can't get it to go. How would you break it down into simple steps so you don't get lost in a mess of lines? I've tried measuring, I've tried just drawing the silhouette and just end up with a great big mess of lines.
Max Long
2mo
I watched your linked video. It was torture! 🤣 Based on your video, you need to slow down a bit. Do a thumbnail freehand without a ruler or a grid. Look at the image several times to determine where your next line will be, where it is coming from and where it is going. Think it out before you commit. Draw it big enough so that you have room to make adjustments and everything fits. Initially draw through and draw light enough so you can erase the unnecessary lines. I drew a thumbnail totally freehand with a mechanical pencil on bond printer paper. I posted my second attempt at it, as my first attempt was about a square inch in size, and it simply wasn’t enough room. The thumbnail that I have posted is about 3 square inches in size. I think if you think it out first before each mark, you will find success. Hope this helps! Cheers!
Michael Giff
https://youtu.be/l78g-Mr4HFo?si=BYMkUOJNPa2kTYZ0 20 minutes of me banging my head against a wall.
Irving SW
2mo
These take a lot of time! So I created a distilled and small one on the left. I tried to create the smallest one I could while keeping the grid and the cubes.
Rick B
2mo
this one I did the other day using graph pattern. got the idea from ODONO whom I found in Deviant art. he has some amazingly intricate isometric patterns and illusions. Using the graph paper pattern I found on line I copied one of the patters. but it was small. so I adjusted the size to be able to draw it bigger. the graph squares were 1/8 in or .125in/3.175mm. I adjusted to 1/4in or .25in/6.35mm. here is the process and finished work. last thing. when you are drawing your grids, have to make sure the you hit the mark every time. you miss and intersection and your drawing will not line up. this took me a few tries because I kept missing my connecting points so the cubes would not connect right.
@clara_toepfer
I'll be honest, I struggled with this. I attached multiple failed attempts at the triangle as proof. But I finally got it. That blasted triangle will haunt my nightmares. Shout out to @Rick B for showing his process, that's the only reason I figured it out.
Rick B
2mo
excellent work. thanks for the shout out. graph paper can be a huge help when working these out.
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