Whittaker says: Staff here were impressed with Mr Carey's attention to detail and amazed by the similarities between the fictional Swan and our own automaton, including references to the twisted glass rods which give the impression of moving water, and the 'swimming' fish.
"However, we cannot grumble and must be patient", he wrote, adding that from the crow's nest a distinct impression of open water could be seen.
To give the impression of running water, include long squiggly or rippling lines for a river, or make circles within circles to give the effect of somebody dropping a pebble into still water.
So Mr. Gearty and his team needed to create different impressions of the water depending on where Pi was: in the water, underwater, in the boat.
Budding dictators might not be so keen to have their likeness walked all over, but put goldfish-pond images in it and you could give the impression of walking on water.
A collection of dark blue brings up the impression of a small watering hole and it is not unlike scenery from a fairytale.
"Millions of people spend time exploring our ultra-high resolution 'gigapixel' images, inch by inch spotting something new every time, like a hidden signature or the individual dabs of paint that give the impression of shimmering, turbulent waters," reads the post.
The design is intended to channel the traditional Japanese way of depicting water in art, with lines that teamLab says, "give the impression of life, as though water was a living entity".
These lines give the impression of life, as though water itself were a living creature".
