There are many ways to create an optical illusion. Digitally manipulating a photograph using software such as Photoshop or Gimp creates convincing images, but like special effects in the movies you know they are fake.
There are ways to setup true photographic optical illusions without altering or "faking" the image. Take the following actual photo as an example.
Chess Anyone?
(c)2002
Tim Jensen
Used w/permission
This modern photograph is reminiscent of Sandro Del Prete's famous illusion drawing "Impossible Chess Set" below.
Impossible Chess Set
Sandro Del Prete
(c) 1975
So how do you think the photo "Chess Anyone?" was accomplished?
One key to photographic illusions is the fact that photos are 2 dimensional images of 3 dimensional objects. This means most photo illusions would fall apart if you saw them first hand. If you wish to see the Chess Anyone illusion from an angle that will reveal how it was accomplished place your mouse over the below reveal screen.
Chess Anyone? Revealed
(c)2002
Tim Jensen
Used w/permission
For a complete tutorial on how this photographic optical illusion was done read Tim Jensen's explanation here.
18 comments:
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this would work great for my students
I love optical illusions! This is one of my favorites.
cool I love illusions and no one i know thinks they are as cool as I think they are!! am i alone in enjoying them so much?
i didn't like the optical illusions on your website because it is really dumb and is all about chess and chess set. i hate your website to the core ,please do not post it to the net ever again .i am really sorry but this is what i really think!
I'm Trying to find some other websites for optical Illutions but there aren't that many:(
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Are there more like this??? I always want more illusions.
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