Comments on: Josh Sommers’ CG Impossible Objects (Part II)

By: Meep[DaBestGamer]

Meep[DaBestGamer] — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 20:17:01 +0000

AHH MY BRAIN T_T

By: ur mum c:

ur mum c: — Tue, 21 Jun 2011 22:22:00 +0000

Eye-gasm O-o

By: starlightbabi

starlightbabi — Wed, 11 May 2011 16:37:19 +0000

the first 1 is actualy a cube u can see the reflection , it is just a angle still goood though.

By: AppaloosaGirl

AppaloosaGirl — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 22:40:08 +0000

I love these! I’ve always loved these impossible objects, and even more after I figured out how they worked.
I’m still a little fuzzy on that first one… anyone got on explanation?

By: Somebody

Somebody — Sat, 09 Apr 2011 20:59:47 +0000

I’m Pretty Sure The First Picture Is Just A Hexagon.

By: Alex

Alex — Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:54:57 +0000

this alution is dumb

By: Josh Sommers

Josh Sommers — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 22:09:58 +0000

Hi everyone,

Thanks for all the comments and questions. I’d like to try to answer some of your questions:

1) All of these images are 3d renderings, and not actual objects. I did all of modeling and rendering in Maya. All of the compositing was done in Photoshop.

2) There are two main tricks employed here, perspective, and compositing. The first trick, perspective is essentially just building a model that when viewed from a certain angle can be made to look “impossible”, and also using a camera with a very long focal length to reduce distortion and the effect of perspective, so that for example a board that is behind another board by several feet can still appear to be the same width as the one in the foreground. The second trick involves compositing multiple renderings into a single image. All of these images use both techniques. I have seen other approaches that involves highly warped objects, or cutouts so that the illusion only works from one specific angle, I did not employ either of those techniques in the making of these images.

3) They are all in fact “impossible” in the real world, assuming no trick modeling or photography or perspective is used.

Thanks again!
~Josh

By: Emily

Emily — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:29:48 +0000

the second last one look in the reflection. the object is normal. all of these are created by angle. ive seen something like this on youtube where the balls in an object that looks like is popping out, and the balls fall into the center.
i dont know you’d have to watch it to get what i mean

By: Natalie

Natalie — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 00:04:10 +0000

omg they are the coolest things i have eva seen!!

By: Walter James Dejesus

Walter James Dejesus — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:17:48 +0000

These are amazing. I’ve seen them quite often because of their artistic approach.

By: Corey Schmetzer

Corey Schmetzer — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 11:02:16 +0000

nice illusion you need to get more of these on this sight

By: Waggers

Waggers — Mon, 12 Oct 2009 17:45:18 +0000

its very clever how ur i’s see it like that

By: Yasvant!!!

Yasvant!!! — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 07:47:13 +0000

Awesom trik used by u sir!!!
as a expert in graphicks i say tat tis was done using photoshop

By: Ana-maria

Ana-maria — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:08:59 +0000

how do people make these

By: maijagirl

maijagirl — Thu, 26 Feb 2009 02:26:00 +0000

y must you mess with my brain??? :P

kidding! i love these illusions!! it’s all in the angles!!!! :)