Hi :). It was my first time using a T-square and vellum paper. The assignment really helped me feel more comfortable using the tools. I love the advice of doing thumbnails to solve problems before drawing the "final" version. I'm super happy to be taking this course! (:

It was a very fun exercise to do! First part, I tried to be confortable doing some geometric exercise again (I left school long time ago), but as a beginner artist, this exercise taught me how to think 3D and than switch my brain into 2D mode again to be able to do the illusion. I first copied simple illusion, than tried to do one of my own. I never thought I would be able but I tested it with my partner and it works fine!

It took me a while to start to wrap my head around this! I started by studying a Sandro Del Prete example, but immediately started focusing on the details moreso than the main concept, so I jumped back to geometric solids. Using a grid and 3 values helped a lot. As far as I can tell, much of the 'impossible geometry' optical illusion comes from the nature of the cube shown in the demo -- whether you are viewing geometry from 'above' or 'below' is almost identical, and mostly determined by its context. If you manipulate your geometry such that some parts are viewed from 'above' and some from 'below,' you can then seemingly connect parts of what is actually the same plane--something that would fall apart in linear perspective.

It was a fun assignment to do.

I especially liked The Railway Bridge by Sandro Del Prete. I tried to do and understand it. But..... I don’t know exactly what I did. This perspective… I don’t really understand it. I mean, I understand other people’s art, but I don’t know why this is used. I mean, only for optical illusion, I don't know It was a good exercise, I’ll admit that. But honestly, I want to think more about this another time. Right now Still, it was a good exercise. I don’t fully get it, but I think it’s enough.

I think these turned out okay. Some feel like optical illusions, mostly because I was careful and considerate with my line weight. I feel like I could have gone a little crazier with the drawings, but I'm glad I got the practice in.

Finally!!! After more than a year I was able to do this assignment properly. And even one these give me an idea for a cool fantasy symbol. Although I really wish I could come out with better ideas for optical illusions. Any advice you can give me?? And did I use the diagonal graph paper right? Thank you.

I did a bunch of cubes with pencil and paper, found out I can't draw cubes even with triangles, made a lot of mistakes trying to make the cube look like a diamond or a hole, learned some new stuff. Attached, my personal offense to perspective and common sense. I challenge you to make any sense out of it. I personal get dizzy after a bit of watching it. It was planned on paper and then translated and refined digitally! :) It was honestly fun, new and interesting.

Feel like i kinda went crazy with the kiss one lol, this is fun! It doesnt come super naturally to me, a lot of it is trial and error, bur its fun!

I tried a couple. I had two ideas that I wanted to try. One was a brick wall where the bricks could be seen as protruding or receding and the other is two buildings overlapping each other with the windows alternating to suggest both are in front. I think I got impatient and the lines aren't always perfect and I tried shading/ cross hatching some of the planes. I will say that the buildings feel are more successful than the wall. Hopefully as I do more and spend more time the drawings will feel more consistent and neat?

Doing this was pain, ngl

I need to do this again using triangles. I definitely am going to keep practicing this, it was a lot of fun.

What a fun project. I've never really played with optical illusions like this before so it is fun to get the brain thinking that way.

First time drawing with tools like this, it was interesting. A lot of triangle flipping, but I’m excited to do a few more of these later.

I decided to go both ways for this assignment (traditional and digitally) all freehand.

here are my submissions! I chose to do these on Procreate with an Ipad using an isometric grid. It took me a while for my brain to start understanding how certain optical illusions worked and having the Isometric grid helped me understand them a lot quicker. I started with simple illusions like the triangle and rectangle arches, working up to some overlapping jumbles , and ending with an attempt to make a confusing "castle" thing.

Here are my attempts, I tried to do the exercises both with the rulers and freehand, I even tried to invent one. The Penrose stairs was a bit difficult, it took me several try to understand how to do it.

I did a more basic one, then the more complex one and the one with shading, I was also practicing how to do all the degrees with the different triangles

Just finally had the time to start the class. I tried to quickly scribble a random shape without thought and see if I could make it work.