Sidewalk Chalk Guy - too cool - Democratic Underground

UNIXcock

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Thu Nov-25-04 12:51 PM
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Sidewalk Chalk Guy - too cool

Check this guy out, he could give Michaelangelo a run for his money!

http://gprime.net/images/sidewalkchalkguy/

an example:

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truthbetold

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Thu Nov-25-04 12:54 PM
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1. Yeah, this guy is incredible.

Who knew chalk could be so artistic?

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tridim

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Thu Nov-25-04 12:58 PM
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2. That's unbelievable..

Edited on Thu Nov-25-04 01:12 PM by tridim

I wish they'd show some pics from the opposite angle so we can see how distorted the image actually is to get correct perspective.

I assume this is a drawing too? I had to look for a long time.

Another:

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MrScorpio

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Thu Nov-25-04 01:02 PM
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3. This guy is a fucking genius

These pics make me yearn to be back in Europe too

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livinbella

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Thu Nov-25-04 01:26 PM
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4. how does he do it?

On the website you have listed there is a drawing
with a woman's leg extended straight up out of a
pool of water. How is that done? The foot looks like it cannot
possibly be part of a drawing.

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Rumba

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Thu Nov-25-04 01:30 PM
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5. It's a trick of perspective

He draws the pics so that, from the right angle, they look like a 3D object in perspective. Then when you take a 2D photo, since there's no depth perception, your brain sees the same thing it would see in a photo of a real 3D object and interprets it as such. Putting himself in the photo, seemingly interacting with the drawing, heightens the illusion.

If the photos were taken from a different angle in most or all cases you would see it as a 2D drawing, because the perspective wouldn't be right.

Extremely cool!

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Deja Q

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Thu Nov-25-04 01:31 PM
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6. Perfect forced perspective

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UNIXcock

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Thu Nov-25-04 04:59 PM
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7. LOL, he a Bush hater to boot!

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Elidor

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Thu Nov-25-04 11:19 PM
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8. Too cool

I never dreamed that chalk has such splendid possibilities.

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rug

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Fri Nov-26-04 12:17 AM
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9. chalk

Doesn't he make his own chalk?

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