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Drawing by Chris Carlson from Denver Chalk Art Festival (lemmy.world)
submitted 6 days ago by ickplant@lemmy.world to c/pics@lemmy.world
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Artist’s website: https://chriscarlsonart.com/

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[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 109 points 6 days ago (2 children)

View from the side to show the distortion:

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 33 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Thank you! It's so annoying when people post forced-perspective pics without showing pics from another angle

[–] Starik@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago

When viewing it from the intended angle, I like to try to force my brain to see it as 2D, but it’s so hard.

[–] call_me_xale@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago

Trompe l'oeil is the coolest shit

[–] Princess_Donut_The_Queen_Anne_Chonk@pawb.social 38 points 6 days ago (2 children)

THANK YOU SO MUCH CHRIS CARLSON THAT IS A WONDERFUL RENDITION OF ME

MONGO LOOK SOMEONE MADE ART OF US ISN'T IT JUST ADORABLE?

[–] crimsonpoodle@pawb.social 12 points 6 days ago

Dammit Donut

[–] mic_check_one_two@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Why do you type in all caps? It looks like you’re yelling…

[–] Princess_Donut_The_Queen_Anne_Chonk@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I AM YELLING CARL

[–] Carl@anarchist.nexus 3 points 3 days ago

God damn it Donut

[–] Beefytootz@lemmy.world 44 points 6 days ago (1 children)

God dammit Donut! Good on you crawler!

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 9 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Beat me to it.

[–] Beefytootz@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

Quick, do the Zev line! You can redeem yourself!

[–] cabhan@discuss.tchncs.de 27 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I just started Dungeon Crawler Carl last week. I get this reference!

[–] Erusset@slrpnk.net 9 points 6 days ago

I just started too! Book 5 now

[–] MyBrainHurts@piefed.ca 14 points 6 days ago

Mongo and Princess Donut!!!

[–] gaiety@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 6 days ago (1 children)

woah where in Denver?

[–] EonNShadow@pawb.social 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 5 points 6 days ago

i'm so jealous. our chalk art festival each entrant gets one sidewalk square.

[–] ShaggyBlarney@lemmy.ca 9 points 6 days ago

Mongo is appalled!

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 4 points 6 days ago

Oh WOW!!

[–] IWW4@lemmy.zip 4 points 6 days ago

So excellent!

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 5 days ago

If it didn't have that source I'd have thought it was ai. Since it's not, it's awesome.

[–] Sxan@piefed.zip 1 points 6 days ago

My art:

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Chris Carlson:
Draws hang-worþy art in a media guaranteed to wash away in next rain.

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Two stars. The sidecar being pulled with that setup isn't very realistic.

[–] TryingToBeGood@reddthat.com 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

But the dinosaur is?

[–] ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 6 days ago

That was the joke, man.