Below is a 3d kaleidoscope from Tekhna3d.com it is part of their experimental net3d model. There are many other interactive 3d demos to checkout on their site. Some you just move the mouse and others clicking the left mouse button moves you through the...
Friday, February 25, 2005
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Size Distortion Illusion
This is a unique view of a classic size distortion illusion. Looking at the illusion art below which crystal is larger the one in the center of the top left circle or the crystal in the center of the lower right circle? Each is surrounded by 6 other...
Saturday, February 19, 2005
Fractal Illusion
Picture this on your office or dorm wall. I found this on an all poster site. They sell this in a 3'x5' size. I think my brain might seize if I had this in my face all of the time. But you might be more resilient than I.Click picture to purcha...
Wednesday, February 16, 2005
Zodiac Illusion Art
Below is a series of paintings based on the Astrological signs of the Zodiac. This series is quite fascinating and very well done. However, as well as they are done I was not able to locate or identify the original artist of this series. If anyone knows...
Tuesday, February 15, 2005
Another Cyber Illusion
I found this on the internet with a very crude saying on it. It turns out that you can go here and put anything you want on the sign and for a fee have it turned into a refrigerator magnet. Just another reminder that just because you see or read it...
Monday, February 14, 2005
Sketching 101
Click on the image below, flash is required. It'll take a while before you really notice what's going on, but a woman is being drawn, from the inside o...
Sunday, February 13, 2005
Illusion Knitting
Apparently there is a style of knitting that knits illusions into a sweater or scarf. If viewed from one angle you see one pattern, if viewed from another angle you see something different. Over at Heidi's Knitting Room I found the below.ILLUSION KNITTING...
Friday, February 11, 2005
Nuns on the Town
These photos have been making the e-mail rounds. Since I had to do a double take I thought they would be appropriate for this blog.I don't have any info on the origin of these photos and Google didn't help this time. If anyone knows the story behind...
7 Horses
If you came here looking for the answer to "Pintos" a painting by Bev Doolittle of horses in the snow click here.This painting is by Jim Warren. It is an illusion of a different type. One the most enjoyable paper activities I did as a kid was the hidden...
Missing Hole Triangle
Here is another illusion. I have seen it presented as a puzzle or math problem but commonsense tells us that this must be an illusion. The only thing we have to do is try and explain the illusion.Click on the Picture for the explanat...
Saturday, February 5, 2005
Auditory Illusion
They bore into your head. They won't let go. There's no known cure. Earworms can attack almost anyone at almost any time.No, it's not an invasion of jungle insects. It's worse. Earworms are those songs, jingles, and tunes that get stuck inside your head....
Illusion of Peace
This picture presents the world as one harmonious whole. This might give those that see it without any previous context the illusion that the world is at peace and there is no conflict only dreams as the world sleeps during the night.Click on the picture...
Restroom Illusion
If you had too much time on your hands and you wanted to create an illusion what illusion would you create? Well if you were Kevin Kelm the Crown Prince of too Much Spare Time you might create the Robodump V1.0RoboDump is a robot. Sort of. And it poops....
Friday, February 4, 2005
Church Railing Optical Illusion
Robert Jacobson a student at Southern Adventist University in Tennessee passed this church every time he would transit to the local grocery store.On more than one occasion he thought to himself that the illusion he noticed from the road was fascinating...
Thursday, February 3, 2005
Anamorphic Art of Kelly M. Houle
Kelly M. Houle creates some amazing art. Below is a portrait of Walt Disney. It is easy to see the Disney characters in this art but where is the portrait? To see this you must use a cylindrical mirror.The image is laid down flat and the mirror is positioned....
Chessboard Cube
I found this on Hans Kuiper 's Math Art page. I didn't really understand what I was looking at but it was very cool. I continued to poke around the site further and came across the next image. He explains this image in an article first published in the...
Tuesday, February 1, 2005
Bubblybabs Optical Illusion
I found this on BubblyBabs FractalFairy's personal art album at FE Users Art Gallery.In this illusion the apparent orifice in the center expands and contracts asyou move your head closer to the image and pull back from the ima...
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