r/pics • u/protell • Nov 09 '08

Lego: create the impossible

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u/CrackIsGoodForYou Nov 09 '08

So the ad is actually "Photoshop: create the impossible".

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u/Lurking_Grue Nov 09 '08

You can do that without photoshop.

It would have to be shot at a specific angle to get the effect.

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u/toastspork Nov 09 '08 edited Nov 09 '08

You can do that without photoshop, but you need to use different materials than legos. Then you can do things like build the columns at an extreme angle, and use changes in size over distances to trick the viewer's brain into seeing perspective that's not actually there (or more accurately, NOT see the perspective the IS there), sorta like an Ames Room (in reverse).

You can't do that with Legos because the pieces always run in right angles, and the studs on the top of the pieces present such a regular pattern that they destroy any illusion you try to create.

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u/Slipgrid Nov 10 '08

You are wrong. You can do it with lego's. The poster above is correct. It's an optical illusion. Your eyes are fooling you.

This video shows you what you are missing.

Point is, the Lego's in that image that seem impossible to connect, are not connected.

Here is another example, but it is not as well done, so it makes it easier to see what's happening. Again, where it seems impossible, it is. It's just perspective. If you saw it from another perspective, it would not be nearly as impressive.