Knowledge

A bit of knowledge on optical illusions. Or scroll down to see what you came for.

How do optical illusions work?

The history of optical illusions in art

How to create optical illusion photos (for social media)

Unsuspecting Amputee

Source/credit: JustBrowsingActually

This is a good example of color constancy going wrong. The shadow on the man’s leg lines up perfectly with the bag and makes it very confusing to see which colors belong to which objects. Start looking from the feet and then move to the left to figure it out.

More optical illusions:

Mesmerizing eye

Screaming up or down?

Floating Black Cat

Cats

Missing pixels

Objects