Magic Floating Faucet

Miscellaneous,Video 19 October 2012 0 Comments

Magic Floating Faucet

Watch this video of a faucet as it appears to hover in midair.  Where exactly is the water pouring from the faucet originating from?  This product would certainly breathe some life to an otherwise boring garden or backyard.

Moving Square Illusion

Video 11 October 2012 0 Comments

Moving Squares Illusion by Brusspup

Using an LCD screen, a transparent overlay and four yellow Post-It Notes, Brusspup creates his own version of the moving square illusion. According to Brusspup: There are 2 sets of lines moving back and forth perpendicularly but when the paper squares are placed on the screen the lines suddenly appear to be a square moving […]

Playing Card Trompe L’oeil Drawing

Trompe L'oeil,Video 25 September 2012 0 Comments

Playing Card Trompe L'oeil Drawing

Author and illustrator Mark Crilley is the creator of Brody’s Ghost, Miki Falls, Akiko and Billy Clikk.  He also happens to publish how-to-draw videos on Youtube.  Periodically, he features a “Realism Challenge” where he draws a likeness of something directly next to the real object.  In the time-lapse example below, he tears a playing card […]

House I by Roy Lichtenstein

Ambiguous,Video 20 September 2012 0 Comments

House I by Roy Lichtenstein

Roy Lichtenstein was an American pop artist whose style was influenced by both popular advertising and comic books.  He created a sculpture titled House I for the National Gallery of Art Sculpture Garden in Washington D.C. in 1998.  The house, constructed with fabricated and painted aluminum, appears to be normal when viewed from a fixed […]

Apple Logo Illusion

Anamorphosis,Video 18 September 2012 0 Comments

Apple Logo Illusion

Using poster board, tape and some creativity, Brusspup created the following incredible anamorphic illusion of the Apple corporate logo in his apartment.  The illusion is completed when he enters the room and shuts a glass sliding door and window.  The entire setup took him approximately 10 hours to complete. Being a perfectionist, Brusspup thought that […]

Stepping Feet Illusion

Color,Video 28 August 2012 0 Comments

Stepping Feet Illusion

In the video below, two colored bars (feet) move horizontally across the screen.  One is red and the other is blue.  Stare at the area marked “Look Here” and watch what happens as the bars move across the two different backgrounds.  As they travel across a background that is striped, they appear to be out […]

Swimming Pool Illusion

Anamorphosis,Video 14 August 2012 0 Comments

Swimming Pool Illusion by Brusspup

Brusspup had to drain his pool and used the opportunity to create a new anamorphic illusion.  When standing in a specific spot, a blue #2 pool ball can be seen in the pool.  From all other angles, the ball is distorted. Additional footage related to the creation of this optical illusion can be viewed by […]