The Escher Thread

[Saruman]

I noticed that thare was not a thread dedicated to M. C. Escher, so, evidently, I decided to start one lol.

Somehow, I managed to persuade my art teacher to let me study Escher for my GCSEs. My teacher's reluctance was the result of no one ever managing to pull off a succesful Escher inspired piece (because, as part of the course, we have to make our own work based on the work we have studied). But somehow I persuaded him to let me. I've done the working drawing, which can be seen here (http://images3.deviantart.com/i/2004/104/0/f/Metamorphosis___full_piece.jpg). If you think that's long, you should see Escher's 'metamorphose', the piece that inspired it. It can be found in the gallery of http://www.mcescher.com/.

[Nessa the Dancer]

Wow that's a very intresting artist Saruman! I can see where you got the inspiration for you picture from!

All of them are great but this one I like especially http://www.mcescher.com/Gallery/symmetry-bmp/E8.jpg
It took me a bit of time before I saw the blue horses, I like pictures that have an element of suprise hehe

[Cuiel Rilwen]

These are wonderful and surprising and some a bit wacky...I love the way the architectural rules are totally disrespected! Your fav is beautiful, Nessa...lots of the pictures where one figure cahnges into something completely different are very nice. I also enjoyed the one with the koi a lot!

[Saruman]

I'm trying to do something like that waith salamanders. It's very hard, even when you know the rules. You have to make the shape recognisable, but also fit the rules.

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Will you post your work here when it's done? Pliiiis?

[Saruman]

Of course, when it's finished... lol
So far I have managed to tessellate a grand total of two salamanders.

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Hehehehe...I'll settle for that! :)

[Tar-Vanimelde]

Whooo, I've tried tessellations, they're tough! Salamanders, huh? I want to see this...

I love Escher, I have a pottery vase with interlocking crabs on it that is very Escher-like ;) anything Escher is cool :cool:

#Vani

[Saruman]

I learnt how to draw tessellations here (http://www.thinkquest.org/library/site_sum.html?tname=16661&url=16661/). When I started my GCSE piece, the maths students took more interest in it than the art students!
As for the salamanders, I think I may be getting somewhere lol...

[Saruman]

I've finished the salamanders!
This is a rough drawing which I will try in diferent media, via tracing.
I've uploaded it here (http://www.deviantart.com/view/7130925/).

[Tar-Vanimelde]

Very cool! :thumbs: That is crazy good :hooray:

#Vani

[Cuiel Rilwen]

That looks fab, Saru! I don't think your teacher will regret her decission in letting you do this! Can't wait to see the finished art! :) :) :)

[Nessa the Dancer]

That is excellent Saruman! I love how you have slotted the images together :grin:
Ditto cuiel, I can't wait to see the finished artwork!

[Saruman]

I've done the salamanders in ink, and they are here (http://images3.deviantart.com/i/2004/136/b/7/Salamanders.jpg).
I also have done the neat version of Metamorphose. I just managed to complete it in the 10 hour exam, with about 2 minutes to spare! I need to take a photo of it, since I don't have a 2.5m scanner... lol

[Tar-Vanimelde]

it says I don't have permission to see the pic...:(
man, that's close! 2 minutes....;)

#Vani

[Saruman]

Very close! Try this:
http://www.deviantart.com/view/7297999/

[Tar-Vanimelde]

Got it! :thumbs: Oooo, looks just amazing...you're good! :hooray:

#Vani

[Nessa the Dancer]

That is excellent Saruman!!!! It's looking better and better :grin:

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Hmm...that's weird...I had no troubble seeing it. This type of art is very intrigueing...never ending, almost like a celtic border...has the same appeal anyways!

Bet you took a deep breath when you were done, Saru...2 minutes isn't much indeed!:)

[Saruman]

I've done two new ones... I quite like these ones, because the shapes seem to fit better than in the salamanders.
Fish (http://www.deviantart.com/view/8401632/)
Garden Gnomes (http://www.deviantart.com/view/9362936/)(lol)

[Nessa the Dancer]

Ooooooooo I love the Gnomes hehe

Both are very well done, I love the different things you done with this style of art :grin:

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Dang it I can't seem to get past the intro animation! :( I wanna look too!

[Nessa the Dancer]

Keep truing Cuiel, I got the intro thing when I tried just now, I tried it again and got the gnomes.

[Cuiel Rilwen]

Finally I got in! Both are great, you're really getting the hang of this tesselation-thingy! I agree the gnomes are best, and they do look a little like worried ballet-dancers! My son insidentally said it is a lot of Dumbledoors! lol Myself I think they are a little shortlegged for that tho.