The Square in This Optical Illusion Isn’t Actually Changing Color
This optical illusion reveals how a person's brain can change the color of the objects that they see.
Playful Illusions Made from Household Objects
Helga Stentzel is a Russian-born visual artist and photographer based in London who creates whimsical optical illusions using ordinary things found around the house.
This Photographer Shoots Sun-sational Optical Illusions
Visual artist Sulabh Lamba has a passion for sunsets and photography. He has created a body of work over the last 6 years that consists of hilarious illusions showing silhouettes of people interacting with the setting sun.
The Clever Street Photography of Alan Burles
Alan Burles started as a art director in the early 1980s. After investing in a Olympus XA 35mm rangefinder, however, Burles started traveling everywhere with a pocket camera. Since 2005, he has been a full-time photographer, and his street photos are filled with clever illusions.
These Eerie Portraits Were Made with Makeup, Not Photoshop
Mimi Choi is an Vancouver-based artist who has attracted half a million followers on Instagram for her optical illusion photos. The portraits she posts may look like digital Photoshop creations, but they're not. Choi is a makeup artist who posts mind-bending photos made 100% in-camera thanks to her amazing talents with photo-realistic makeup.
Mind-Bending Optical Illusions Created With Photo Manipulation
Erik Johansson is a Swedish photographer and retoucher based in Berlin who is well known on the Internet for his amazing surreal photo manipulations that show everyday scenes with major twists. A number of his works are optical illusions created by manipulating and combining images in creative ways.
The image above is one of Johansson's more recent works. It's titled "The Architect" and shows a man searching for inspiration in an impossible house.
The New OK Go Music Video is an Optical Illusion Tour de Force Shot in a Single Take
The indie rock band OK Go has an uncanny ability to come up with some of the most creative, fun and visually compelling videos in the entire music industry. Over the years we've featured several of the music videos they've come up with, and today we have another that is perhaps the most impressive of them all.
Combining Anamorphic Illusions & Forced Perspective to Create a Mind-Bending Ad
A couple of weekends ago we shared a short Ray-Ban ad that demonstrated the concept of perspective anamorphosis in a sufficiently mind-blowing way. But if you thought that video was impressive, this Honda ad will probably leave you speechless.