Something strange is going on with today's comic...
Added 2021-07-20 08:15:09 +0000 UTCFor those wondering at my sanity, yes, as several noted, it's a sort of "magic eye" 3D effect. I accidentally noticed it a few strips ago, with Swamps and Cara at the Coffee Shop, and since I'm doing so much copy-paste this week, I thought I'd give it a more intentional try.
The results are not exactly stunning, I'll admit. But it is, again, a very first try. I haven't looked up any how-tos or tutorials, but the technique is simple enough. I just need to practice what and how much to offset, to get the "depth" effect.
It's not something I'll be doing often- it takes a lot of extra time. Tuesday's comic, even being almost entirely cut-and-paste, actually took longer than a regular drawn-from-scratch strip, because I was trying different spacings and whatnot.
It's a fun little trick, and I'm looking forward to trying it again.
Doc.
Comments
I'm afraid I'm another one. Luck for us Doc has plenty of garlic jokes handy.
eddi_TBH
2021-07-22 04:08:59 +0000 UTCI had to copy it to my desktop, and open it with Preview, so I could play with size and position. Then I could see it in 3D. Pretty good. The right side was best.
Carl G Knoblock
2021-07-21 15:22:27 +0000 UTCIt's literally just a case of offsetting various elements of the two adjoining pictures, to the left or right. The amount of the offset makes them seem nearer or further from the eye.
Doc Nickel
2021-07-21 08:55:36 +0000 UTC*Crosses my eyes* Ooh! 3D! :3
Truttle Bear
2021-07-21 03:35:25 +0000 UTCI've heard that all photographs (and thus probably sufficiently complete drawings) will have a slight 3D effect -- even if it's just two of the same picture -- when viewed stereoscopically. It's possible that's what's happening here, if you didn't do something deliberate. And if you did something deliberate, you could use a three-panel comic to offer a "crossed eye (close focus)" version on one side and a "distant focus" version on the other.
McClaw
2021-07-21 00:29:49 +0000 UTCNeat
GilligansGhost
2021-07-20 22:49:21 +0000 UTCI could see Docs response "but I like garlic"
2021-07-20 18:56:41 +0000 UTCAre you re-creating the staring image from "The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly," minus one?
Tigermark
2021-07-20 17:14:50 +0000 UTCI'm confused
MishaFox
2021-07-20 16:04:16 +0000 UTCAnother one of those 'magic images' I'll never get to see the 3D effect of.
Jenifur Charne
2021-07-20 13:15:16 +0000 UTCnice. cross eye pictures :)
Juha Linna
2021-07-20 12:49:34 +0000 UTCDang, that is crazy! How the heck did you do that? xD
Komitadjie
2021-07-20 12:46:52 +0000 UTCStaring contest. $20 on Doc.
TyVulpine
2021-07-20 11:07:25 +0000 UTCStart playing the Ennio Morricone music...
Sturzkampf
2021-07-20 10:42:14 +0000 UTC
