Escher was regularly heard to complain about his lack of natural drawing ability and as a result most of his pieces took a long time to complete, and required numerous attempts before he was completely happy.
Escher ay regular na narinig na magreklamo tungkol sa kanyang kakulangan ng likas na kakayahan sa pagguhit at bilang isang resulta karamihan ng mga piraso ng kanyang kinuha ng isang mahabang oras upang makumpleto, at kinakailangan ang maraming pagsubok bago siya ganap na masaya.