Optical Illusionist is a blog and gallery site dedicated to providing a stunning selection of mind boggling optical illusions, eye tricks, mind puzzles and other teasers. You can find everything here from impossible objects to 3D chalk drawings and everything in between.

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Public lavatory false wall
Category: 3D Illusions | Added: January 15, 2010 | 3 comments
Bringing a whole new meaning to the term 'public lavatory' this piece of artwork featured on a far wall brings added depth to the room and showing what it might be like if other people were in there using the facilities. On a slightly different note - why is there a guy rolling a ball down the grooves in the floor ? ( More... )

Public lavatory false wall

Image Credit: Flickr user celebdu



Leaning Tower Illusion
Category: Size and Distance | Added: November 30, 2009 | 5 comments
These two images of the Leaning Tower of Pisa are identical but if you look at them closely you'll notice that the tower on the right appears to be leaning more than the one on the left even though there is no difference between the two. This illusion won the Best Visual Illusion of the Year contest in 2007. ( More... )

Leaning Tower Illusion

Image Credit: Frederick Kingdom, Ali Yoonessi and Elena Gheorghiu



The black dot
Category: Afterimages | Added: November 18, 2009 | 6 comments
Try staring at the dot in the center of this image, after a time the grey area around the dot will seem to shrink and disappear. ( More... )

The black dot

Image Credit: This image is believed to be in the public domain.



Cafe Wall Illusion
Category: Shape and Color | Added: November 7, 2009 | Add a comment!
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 the bent. ( More... )

Cafe Wall Illusion

Image Credit: Wikipedia, CC 3.0



Salvador Dali Illusion
Category: Double Meanings | Added: October 31, 2009 | 2 comments
Here's a spooky illusion just in time for Halloween. What do you see in this picture, a profile of Salvafor Dali or a ghostly woman ? ( More... )

Salvador Dali Illusion

Image Credit: This image is believed to be in the public domain.


 
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