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.


Cafe Wall IllusionCategory: Shape and Color
Cafe Wall Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 0 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 IllusionCategory: Shape and Color
Birds Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 7 comments
This repeating pattern of an orthinological variety contains a number of birds - but exactly how many of each colour are there ?...

Dalmation IllusionCategory: Shape and Color
Dalmation Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 4 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 IllusionCategory: Shape and Color
Fraser Spiral Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 0 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 IllusionCategory: Shape and Color
Striped Circles Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 1 comment
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 SquaresCategory: Shape and Color
Bulging Squares
Added on 06-05-02009 | 0 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 WordsCategory: Shape and Color
Color Words
Added on 06-05-02009 | 13 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 IllusionCategory: Shape and Color
Gradient Stripe Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 4 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 IllusionCategory: Shape and Color
Same Color Illusion
Added on 06-05-02009 | 8 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 ImageCategory: Shape and Color
Mystery Image
Added on 06-05-02009 | 41 comments
The question here is straight forward enough - what is this a picture of ? The answer is simpler than you might think....

Missing BlockCategory: Shape and Color
Missing Block
Added on 06-05-02009 | 11 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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