Shape and Color

In this section you will find illusions based around shapes and colors. There are several puzzles shown here sure to boggle the mind, have a look through them and see if you can see through each of the illusions, some of them might seem straight forward but are actually a lot more difficult to visualise than you might think, even when you are told how they work.

Shake your head illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Shake your head illusion
Added: January 31, 2012 | 2 comments
Here\'s an illusion that\'s sure to give you a headache. Try staring at the vertical lines while shaking your head from side to side - you should see something interesting....

Cafe Wall Illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Cafe Wall Illusion
Added: November 7, 2009 | 6 comments
This cafe found in Bristol at the bottom of St Michael's Hill features an elaborate wall design. The black and white pattern uses straight horizontal lines however to the observer the lines appear to ...

Birds Illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Birds Illusion
Added: October 20, 2009 | 21 comments
This repeating pattern of an orthinological variety contains a number of birds - but exactly how many of each colour are there ?...

Dalmation Illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Dalmation Illusion
Added: September 10, 2009 | 12 comments
This illusion shows a dalmation sniffing around on the ground. The dog itself nor its surroundings can be identified by any one of the shapes in the image, but when taken as a whole the image of the d...

Fraser Spiral Illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Fraser Spiral Illusion
Added: August 29, 2009 | 4 comments
Developed by psychologist James Fraser in 1908, the Fraser Illusion appears to be a spiral pattern converging in the distant center with a black, white and grey chequered background. In reality the sp...

Striped Circles Illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Striped Circles Illusion
Added: August 26, 2009 | 9 comments
These two shapes made up of striped lines look wavey and disorganised, however on closer inspection they actually make up two perfect circles, one inside the other....

Bulging Squares thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Bulging Squares
Added: June 5, 2009 | 6 comments
This black and white grid appears to bulge outwards in a circular form despite the fact that it is made up entirely of squares. The black square in the center represents the point that appears to be c...

Color Words thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Color Words
Added: June 5, 2009 | 25 comments
Have a look at this chart and go through the words one by one saying out loud the color of each word, but not the actual word itself. This is a lot harder than it appears because the words don't match...

Gradient Stripe Illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Gradient Stripe Illusion
Added: June 4, 2009 | 11 comments
This image shows a grey stripe on a gradient background. The stripe appears to be shaded with a grey gradient also, however if you look closely you'll see that in reality the stripe is the same color ...

Same Color Illusion thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Same Color Illusion
Added: June 4, 2009 | 14 comments
In this picture the squares marked A and B are exactly the same color, despite the fact that A looks a lot darker than B. The fact that B falls within the shadow of the green object fools the eyes in ...

Mystery Image thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Mystery Image
Added: June 4, 2009 | 117 comments
The question here is straight forward enough - what is this a picture of ? The answer is simpler than you might think....

Missing Block thumbCategory: Shape and Color
Missing Block
Added: May 29, 2009 | 32 comments
On this grid are two triangles made up of several different colored pieces. The first triangle is complete, however the second triangle which appears to consist of all the same pieces as the first has...

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