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12. this is way, way, way easier to photoshop than to actually paint

Reply to BlancheSplanchnik (Reply #5)

Thu Jun 1, 2017, 11:04 AM

Jun 2017

the artist would have to not only paint up close a perspective at a distance, but also account for the curvature of the tree.
not impossible, some people have a well-developed talent for this sort of thing, but way, way easier to photoshop.

until i see the flattened, unwrapped version, i'm assuming this was a photoshop and the real illusion was to make us think he actually painted it.

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An artist wraps a white sheet around the trunk of a tree and then paints. [View all] yuiyoshida Jun 2017 OP

Cool, but levitation works better. Doodley Jun 2017 #1

Niiiiice! Baitball Blogger Jun 2017 #2

Betting the changing colors/light of sky forced some photoshopping. . Chakaconcarne Jun 2017 #3

Magic killer.... LakeArenal Jun 2017 #4

Not necessarily...he's got his camera set up strategically, BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #5

this is way, way, way easier to photoshop than to actually paint unblock Jun 2017 #12

Really? Such skepticism LiberalLovinLug Jun 2017 #13

i've seen a lot of these brilliant perspective paintings/drawing, unblock Jun 2017 #14

Actually, now that I've zoomed in, unblock Jun 2017 #17

Artists don't tend to go for the easier idea. n/t BlancheSplanchnik Jun 2017 #15

I suppose we're trying to determine if this is an artist or an illusionist unblock Jun 2017 #16

That tree is kind of interesting looking even without the painting Dream Girl Jun 2017 #6

I noticed that too. forgotmylogin Jun 2017 #8

Add me to the perv parade as well: as soon as I saw the tree, I expected petronius Jun 2017 #21

This reminds me of Magritte! ananda Jun 2017 #7

and the tree didn't get hurt! Nice! JuJuYoshida Jun 2017 #9

Can he wrap a sheet around Trump and paint him away too? berni_mccoy Jun 2017 #10

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I am an artist and my creative mind had that same idea. BigmanPigman Jun 2017 #20

Killer optical illusion FTW! meow2u3 Jun 2017 #11

That is awesome!! nt joet67 Jun 2017 #19