I found this over at viralnova.com and thought it was amazing! It was taken from SawmillCreek.org, an online woodworking discussion board.
It Looks Like An Awesome Box Of Money. When You Take A Closer Look, It’ll Seriously Blow Your Mind.
A skill like woodworking takes years and thousands of hours to become more than just a proficient at, but this man invested that time to be a certifiable master. His name is Randall Rosenthal and he has talent that can result in mind-bending illusions. The project in the gallery below all started with three pieces of white pine he glued together. What he turned that block of wood into is so cool.
He glued the pieces of pine together as a base.
Once the adhesive cured, he was ready to begin
carving the block.
He slowly whittled it down into an interesting shape.
The edges were jagged. What could it be?
This is where the project began looking like the
final project: a cardboard box.
By chipping away at the block of wood and
hollowing out different sections, he was able to
create the illusion that it was a box containing
something.
He spent hours carefully carving the sides to
give the illusion of corrugated cardboard.
The effect was incredible.
He took a break from the hours of carving to
begin adding paint to the piece.
He carefully painted what was to be inside of the
box: stacks of money.
Not only is Randall a gifted woodworker, but his
painting skills are incredible as well.
After being painstakingly careful painting the
bills and their details, he began slowly adding
color to the cardboard.
Since “cardboard” isn’t something you can
paint on in one sitting, he had to add light,
washed out layers over and over.
He was able to carve something with so much
depth and texture out of a simple block of wood.
The finished product, “Old Money,” is incredibly
realistic.
No matter how long I stare at this, I can’t be
convinced that it’s NOT a box of money.
A Japanese TV station interviewed Randall
because of this incredible work.
Old Money was such a hit, he is being
commissioned to make a second box.
The finished product, a real wood carving and a fake cardboard box, is an awesome illusion. No matter how long I stare at Old Money, it just looks like a cardboard box.
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