] The work of M.C. Escher needs no introduction. We have
] all learned to appreciate the impossibilities that this
] master of illusion's artwork presents to the layman's
] eye. Nevertheless, it may come as a surprise for some,
] but many of the so-called 'impossible' drawings of M. C.
] Escher can be realized as actual physical objects. These
] objects will resemble the Escher's drawing, of the same
] name, from a certain viewing direction. This work below
] presents some of these three-dimensional models that were
] designed and built using geometric modeling and computer
] graphics tools.
]
] Convention:
]
] In the following sequences, figures are frequently
] presented in pairs. The left figure in each pair is the
] front view-Escher's drawing's direction, whereas the
] right figure gives a general view. Whenever a real,
] tangible model has been created, it will be presented as
] a second pair to the right of the pair of computer
] rendered images. The objects were physically realized
] with the aid of layered manufacturing systems: a Z402 3D
] Printer from Zcorporation and a Stratasys FDM3000
] printing machine. Click on any image below to get the
] full size version of these images. In addition, some
] models are also accompanied by AVI movies that present
] them from a multitude of directions. Many of these movies
] are using the DivX CODEC which you can get free of charge
] for private use from http://www.divx.com/divx/download.

Escher for Real