The Three-Pronged Poiuyt

11. Devil's Pitchfork

I love impossible shape/structure illusions (I'm a huge M.C. Escher fan), so for this Masterpiece I aimed to pay tribute to the whole marvelous idea of a drawing that really just doesn't make sense. This particular object was chosen because it's just so damn awesome. Also, I like the name "Devil's Pitchfork", to which Wikipedia offers several alternatives, including the one coined by Mad.
 Another thing I find interesting about this shape is the conundrum one faces when attempting to colour it. Clearly, I decided to cheat. This is why I stuck the blueprint on there, which led to yet another interesting discovery about this particular shape: if the prongs are too short (so that you are able to focus your eyes on the whole figure at once), much of the illusion is lost, because it becomes too easy to see exactly how it is drawn. That's the effect it had on me, at least.
 A few notes about the guy on the pedestal: he is the last of my Masterpiece characters to have discernible feet, and one of very few to have hair; he has sideburns, but no ears; he possesses a rare multicoloured shirt and he has the most detailed hand I had MS Painted at the time (complete with prop).