> Hi all,
>
> After I first created an animation of Escher's magic ribbon (see
> p.b.animations), I have now reproduced the original image featuring these
> ribbons. See the attached image for the result. I hope you like it. I am happy
> with it. I may still make some minor final tweaks, but it's pretty much done.
>
> Working on this image made me appreciate Escher's original drawing even more.
> The illusion itself is of course interesting. The composition is simple yet
> helps to enhance the illusion. Furthermore, without access to 3D software,
> Escher nevertheless managed to create quite realistic shading. Finally, he had
> to use a few hacks to make the illusion work and create a nice composition but
> they're quite subtle and most people would not notice them. For example, where's
> the light actually coming from? The perspective of the cube is a bit funny as
> well...
>
> Cheers,
> Erwin
>

This is a great work, Escher is happy now I think - imagine if Escher 
had a computer...

Lionel

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