Process
How Fredo's anamorphic drawing works
An anamorphic drawing only reveals its depth from one exact point of view. Seen from any other angle, its elements look elongated and distorted — that is the geometric price of the illusion.
The mechanics
The artist deliberately deforms proportions on the paper, calculating how perspective will correct them when the viewer (or camera) stands at the precise point. The paper is often curved or cut to extend the illusion past the edge.
In Fredo's archive
The falling dominoes, the baby emerging from the page, and the skull on curved paper are direct examples: real objects (a hand, a can, a pencil) share the frame with the drawing to anchor the illusion in the physical world.
Reference coverage: TwistedSifter, August 5, 2013.
Original source: TwistedSifter — Anamorphic 3D Pencil Drawings by Fredo
