Escheresque Snakes and Ladders

Escheresque Snakes and Ladders

I can always dig up an old drawing or two. This one got me an A in Drawing 202 at Iowa State University. Does it fulfill the assignment? Probably not, but I snowed the instructor into thinking I was creative and knew how to draw optical illusions. I obviously don’t know how to photograph pencil drawings… and this is too big for the scanner. But this is Snakes and Ladders, with bugs and boobs and banana-men. Too goofy for words.

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May 17, 2014 · 1:37 am

3 responses to “Escheresque Snakes and Ladders

  1. katmcdaniel's avatar katmcdaniel

    Cool drawing! Photographing pencil sketches is woefully hard and increases exponentially with pieces that are large AND detailed. I just put up my first set of drawings on the web and my own perfectionism just about drove me nuts! Can you believe how many shades of white there are? The best thing I did was to turn off the flash and find decent indirect lighting. Almost more work than making the drawing in the first place.

    Thanks for the follow, I’m returning the favor.
    kat

    • I know what you mean about how hard the photography is. I turned off the flash, but I need a better light source where I can control the intensity. Sunlight is too bright and regular indoor lighting is just too dark.

      • katmcdaniel's avatar katmcdaniel

        I hear you! We have some new leds on a reastat in the living room. They work best of anything in my house, but I’m looking to improve. Baby steps.

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