Favorite Stereo-image

[praefector]

simple poll...

discuss at will

[dirtyrockstar]

I really like Danny's and Maynard's picture, and the last one in the book.

[praefector]

gah sorry that took so long

had to come up with recognizable names lol

[Zeradin]

The one across from art director, adam jones... most of the time.

[resonance.]

3D generated human w/ skeleton and accompanying spiral and rods FTW lol?

[Zeradin]

I think the poll was swayed by the "awesome" in the danny title.

[praefector]

I think the poll was swayed by the "awesome" in the danny title.

it is undeniably awesome though

(and my vote was for flaming coil)

[Stev]

it is undeniably awesome though

(and my vote was for flaming coil)

Seconded.

Though this probably should be in the Packaging/Artwork subforum :P

[Zeradin]

That exists? (It is awesome)

[praefector]

Seconded.

Though this probably should be in the Packaging/Artwork subforum :P

yeah i thought about putting it there... but i think most people ignore that subforum

if a mod decides it belongs there then so be it...

[lateralusman462]

Had to go with the wiry sprial figure. That's such a cool perspective. They are all really fucking sweet though.

[praefector]

Artwork section./

if the mods feel it belongs there then it will end up there

no harm done it it being here for a little while so more people see it/vote

[Stev]

I know what you mean - gotta go where the traffic is :)

[Khadgar346]

I like adam's picture a ton. looking at all the different stuff on his desl

[Seethus]

I like adam's picture a ton. looking at all the different stuff on his desl
JC's bird ftw!

[yossaricat]

danny's picture is insane. looks like he lit some magnesium on fire.

[praefector]

bump

[slicknickshady]

Skull Womb

[ArizonaBay]

Does anyone else just look at the picture like you would a magic eye picture and fuck off the glasses. They look more clear this way

[praefector]

Does anyone else just look at the picture like you would a magic eye picture and fuck off the glasses. They look more clear this way

i tried

but the glasses are easier on the eyes and head and the pictures are bigger and more in focus for me. i can really see all the little details... especially in the band member photos

[praefector]

still hasnt been moved

so bumpity-bump

[mjk_462]

I think the "Psychadelic Skulls and Faces" is pretty awesome. Mostly because I had that painting as my desktop for a long time and have really grown to like it, seeing it in 3D is that much more interesting and captivating.

[azatoth]

hard choice between the fire coil and the danny picture...

[speakfree07]

I had always heard of stereoscopic stuff but this is the first time I have actually seen it. I just bought a $60 lens for my digital camera that takes stereoscopic images. Should be fun to mess with.

[mjr]

I wish I could see these images the way they are meant to be seen. When I use the lens all I get is a beer-goggle image. It doesn't do what its supposed to for me unless im doing something wrong...

[tool321]

I wish I could see these images the way they are meant to be seen. When I use the lens all I get is a beer-goggle image. It doesn't do what its supposed to for me unless im doing something wrong...

Same here.

[Lennon]

The tunnel image, i got lost in that one.

[FlamingEye]

THE 4 PICS OF THE GUYS ARE FUCKING AWESOME, ACTUALLY THE WHOLE THING IS AWESOME. I JUST BOUGHT IT AND I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS GOING TO BE A LOT OF 3D IMAGES. ITS THE BEST CD CASE I HAVE EVER SEEN BUT NOW MY EYES KINDA HURT

[insaner]

I think the poll was swayed by the "awesome" in the danny title.


exactly what i was thinking.



then i voted for it anyways.

[insaner]

Same here.


put the cover right up to your nose. where the glasses touch your eyelids.

[tool321]

Thanks insaner finally got a clear image.

Amazing.

[Systolic]

That flaming spiral is badass.

[sifted]

my vote was for danny's picture. that was the first one that i saw perfectly & was AMAZED. my second choice would be the wiry spiral thing..i like how the things project outwards.

[randomhero8823]

BLURRY EAGLE!!! LOL

[Griffin]

I like Maynard's picture, in the mirror it looks like the woman is holding him against her chest, like it's his mom. Plus, he's watching TV like in Vicarious, with the remote in his hand looking straight at... us. That and the naked ass omg asdhhldk

[sifted]

I like Maynard's picture, in the mirror it looks like the woman is holding him against her chest, like it's his mom. Plus, he's watching TV like in Vicarious, with the remote in his hand looking straight at... us. That and the naked ass omg asdhhldk

it's a wine glass..not a remote.

[Griffin]

NEGATIVE!

IT'S A REMOTE THAT LOOKS LIKE A WINE GLASS HE FOOLED YOU!

yeah my bad.

[PsYkeR]

I really, REALLY like the flaming coil. it reminds me alot of the flaming serpent that kept eating itself during 'H' on the lateralus tour...

[F!end]

Flames :D

[s ti N Kfizt]

i like all of them, i choosed the eagle.

[Lost Keys]

i chose danny's picture. there is so much detail to that. what the hell is he holding in his left hand?

[s ti N Kfizt]

BLURRY EAGLE!!! LOL
whata..........

[jsn]

tunnel of being is the best it has that never-ending depth.

[MarcDrums]

tunnel of being is the best it has that never-ending depth.
yeah thats awesome.. i chose the flame circle though

[minusblindfold]

i thought maynard's pic was one of the best. the maniquin in the mirror looks insane. adam's pic is also pretty crazy, with the skeleton. they are all awesome though. i did not look at any of the artwork in the album until i bought the cd. couldnt figure out what the glasses were all about at first. for a couple of minutes i thought they were magnifying glasses.

[Azathoth23]

If not dannys picture then definitely the flame coil. The one with the pins sticking out would be my third favorite.

[hbynoe]

the wirey spiral is great along with the flaming coil :)
it is just genius

for the band photography i really love danny's area
it is dark and full of magifc and adams...i just love
the intensity of the collection

beautiful work by the band i must say

[bitter_enigma]

Can't help but think that "awesome" in danny's description will throw the vote a tad. But that's the one I voted for :)

[TubGirl]

i thought maynard's pic was one of the best. the maniquin in the mirror looks insane.

i like that one too cos even though i have the album for a week now i only found that pic today, must have been skipping by it all this time (n00b)

i love the skull-womb pic cos my friend looked at it (not knowing tool at all) and asked "why has that man got a baby in his skull?", he was so earnest it has to get my no.1

[martyr_02]

Adam all the way! I mean shit, he designed, or helped, with the artwork so there you go. Plus he actually looks like he belongs in some strange laboratory, performing wierd experiments with freud

[DeathByPain]

I voted for Danny's picture. I love the magic snake that he's capturing in a jar. If you follow its trail all the way to the back of the room you can *almost* see where it came from, but no matter how you turn the thing you can't really see behind him ^.^ Maynard's naked chick stroking the giant glowing phallis is a good one too. I think the wiry spiral guy one is the most dramatic as far as 3D effect goes though. The eyes are great for just spacing out with. I don't like the blurry raven - I mean wtf, it's still blurry even when my eyes manage to (un?)focus properly. How rude.

[metelman1185]

Hey, just wondering what you guys think. But i swear in the image with the song titles on the bottom under the last song Viginti Tres it looks like there is a mountain and a ski slope. Does anyone else see what im talkin about?

[Fit4Demolition]

i chose the spiral of fire thingy one. i think you can get most of that stuff in the bands pictures and others from that store they have linked on Toolband, necromancer. i might actually buy a t-shirt from that site or something.

[ManicDepressive]

People need to appreciate the eyes more...

[el_boss]

The depth in Maynards image is just amazing. There's so many levels. The glass of vine, him, the mirror image and the lady thing in the background. But the coolest thing is the weird telephone, got to get me one of those.

[11Reflections11]

The depth in Dannys is so cool. The flame snake thing comes from all the way in the back of the room to the front. Thats pretty sick.

[black_rose]

The tunnel gets my vote the flaming coil was close

[khemystri]

Lateralus (Alex Grey)
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/lateralus-stereo.jpg

Whitelight (Alex Grey)
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/grey1-stereo.jpg

Check out what I did to the Mona Lisa
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/monalisa-stereo.jpg



Im using 3dsmax....

for instance..... WHITELIGHT (by alex grey),

I created a 3 dimension tube,
I then mapped the alex grey image onto the 3d tube
and then created two cameras... i then rendered the image
using the offset virtual cameras...

Im getting better at this.... in the above photo,
i created mona lisa in 3d.... i modeled her neck, her face, eyesockets, gown,
arms, hands....

i couldve modeled the background, and i eventually will, as you
can see, its just flat, as if shes standing in front of a poster, but her body
and face have depth....

im obsessed with this process... expect more of these from me...
especially from alex grey images, theyre perfect due to the fact that he
uses alot of geometry in his art....

all i need now are high quality scans.... Maybe ill email alex, show him my work so far, and get some free lithographs out of the deal.

[Lost Keys]

Lateralus (Alex Grey)
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/lateralus-stereo.jpg

Whitelight (Alex Grey)
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/grey1-stereo.jpg

Check out what I did to the Mona Lisa
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/monalisa-stereo.jpg



Im using 3dsmax....

for instance..... WHITELIGHT (by alex grey),

I created a 3 dimension tube,
I then mapped the alex grey image onto the 3d tube
and then created two cameras... i then rendered the image
using the offset virtual cameras...

Im getting better at this.... in the above photo,
i created mona lisa in 3d.... i modeled her neck, her face, eyesockets, gown,
arms, hands....

i couldve modeled the background, and i eventually will, as you
can see, its just flat, as if shes standing in front of a poster, but her body
and face have depth....

im obsessed with this process... expect more of these from me...
especially from alex grey images, theyre perfect due to the fact that he
uses alot of geometry in his art....

all i need now are high quality scans.... Maybe ill email alex, show him my work so far, and get some free lithographs out of the deal.


omfg that awesome. thanks for the lateralus one.

[Wonko The Sane]

khemystri - Hey, very interested in seeing your renderings, but I can't get the links to work. Any other way to see them? Thanks.

[silencer51]

Danny ftw!

[<shane>]

Please take LSD and look at the artwork.WOW!!!

[Enceladus]

In my opinion the two best are the Tunnel of Being and the Flamming Coil.

[The Dark Jester]

Have to admit, I love Alex Grey's work.

[khemystri]

Check out my newest Alex Grey stereoscopic photos....
I did the interbeing one, like the yellow and blue one in the book,
and modeling (3D) the more colorful version of it......
and the pen....

Click here:
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/inter-stereo.jpg

http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/pen-stereo.jpg

[khemystri]

Yet another... Transiguration

Click here:
http://home.comcast.net/~khemystri/trans-stereo.jpg

[Unintelligible_Whispering]

flaming coil

[toolmaul]

it's nice to actually see what these guys look like, the only time i've seen them live was halloween where everyone but maynard was wearing ski caps or was hiding behind drums

[fiftyfive]

the tracklisting is great, it totaly tells you which song is where.

[BNABASB]

I'm so jealous of you guys.

The images don't work for me at all. When I view them through the glasses, I just see the two pictures merged into one. Nothing three-dimensional about them.

I guess my eyes are just fucked. :( I totally wish I could see what y'all are seeing.

[blackandwhite]

I thought that too, but you ahve to hold them a cetian distance depending on your eyesight. The first time you see it, it's amazing. I love the hella vibrant yellowy one with three faces and two skulls. it's deep.

[walking_iris]

Had to go with the wiry sprial figure. That's such a cool perspective. They are all really fucking sweet though.

that was my vote too ^_^ you feel like you're flying into the image, it has so much movement.

[walking_iris]

... I don't like the blurry raven - I mean wtf, it's still blurry even when my eyes manage to (un?)focus properly. How rude.

the raven is a little blurry but the stuf behind the raven is in focus if you look right.

[pneuma]

bah, the flaming coil is over rated.

[flawlessme]

Its Brainchild, not Skull Womb! And yes, thats my favourite. Also love Danny's pic. The whole thing is brilliant actually.

[flawlessme]

Hey, just wondering what you guys think. But i swear in the image with the song titles on the bottom under the last song Viginti Tres it looks like there is a mountain and a ski slope. Does anyone else see what im talkin about?

Yeah actually. Does look like that. But I'm not sure it was quite intentional.

[s ti N Kfizt]

lol blurry eagle is the only one with only one vote.. i voted for it... hahaha.

[Terry21]

the tracklisting is great, it totaly tells you which song is where.

Yeah, it's so under rated.

[awaking]

i picked Tool- 10000 Days because Mackie stole my fucking idea... damn you mackie damn you

[Airport Mesa]

I really enjoy each of the band members facial expressions. Each one has a different yet playful and energentic look. Each seem to be smiling in their own way. I've yet to see pics so thought out and creative (other than maybe the bbq ones). I voted for Danny's but now couldn't pick a favorite.

[eternalnuisance.com]

The skull, not the one with the fetus, the bizzare skull on the table with the freaky teeth. reminds me of something I can't quite place. Anyway, it looks cool and I've always been fascinated by the human skull.

[brcy]

The "Tunnel of Being", as it is so described, because it feels like I can reach out and smack them in the face.

[buzzo]

concerning the skull in the glass case...it appears to me to be very similar to a picture i saw of skulls found in peru (the shape of the skulls in particular)
...and the decorated (tibetan?) skull, the one the light is coming from/going into... just wondering about the reoccurance of skulls throughout the artwork

[Apocalypse2moro]

Perhaps they're taking their love of Harry Potter and magic too far. I can picture them sitting around waving wands at each other.

[Aenemated]

Have to say "Psychadelic Skulls and Faces." Hence my avitar. You can also see the "Brainchild" image suggested in it as well. I wonder if the Alex Gray original is larger and shows the full image.

[Ghostwriter]

It's just great artwork, period...

[Ghostwriter]

Have to say "Psychadelic Skulls and Faces." Hence my avitar. You can also see the "Brainchild" image suggested in it as well. I wonder if the Alex Gray original is larger and shows the full image.

He did two versions: Bardobeing (yellow/purple) and Interbeing (rainbow colors!). Both paintings are oil on wood and two by two feet. Sweet stuff...

[Aenemated]

He did two versions: Bardobeing (yellow/purple) and Interbeing (rainbow colors!). Both paintings are oil on wood and two by two feet. Sweet stuff...


After I posted, I got into searching on the artwork of Alex Grey...found some really impressive stuff. Planning on buying a book or two soon.

[Ghostwriter]

After I posted, I got into searching on the artwork of Alex Grey...found some really impressive stuff. Planning on buying a book or two soon.

It is great stuff. I was "invited" to a showing at one of his art galleries in NYC but I didn't go.

[Ghostwriter]

I REALLY like Bardobeing.

[Toolinit]

<------------This one!

[Rolo]

Totally dislike the blurry eagle.

[Sublimity]

All of the images are pretty cool. I like Alex Grey's artwork but the photos of the band members impressed me the most. I've never seen such realistic 3D before. They look like they really are right in front of me. I like how you can see what's on the wall behind Danny. Justin looks really cool with the bird and the candles all over. Maynard's is probably my favorite (promoting his wine, of course), and his expression is really piercing. I like Adam's too and the way he's leaning on the table as if he's considering your presence. The stuff behind him is neat, too. I wonder if each of the guys chose what they wanted in their picture.

[evilchimpmunk566]

BEST ALBUM PACKAGE EVER

[The Night Sky]

Bird Man Justin

justin is the man !

[Rolo]

It's a nice day for bumpin' old threads, isn't it?

[Rolo]

Him not posting here anymore is a sad loss.