anamorphosis – YLoveIllusions https://www.yloveillusions.com/en Yet another optical illusion Thu, 31 May 2018 21:08:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/cropped-green_blue_spirals-32x32.gif anamorphosis – YLoveIllusions https://www.yloveillusions.com/en 32 32 La Perspective Curieuse by Jean François Nicéron, 1663 https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2018/07/20/la-perspective-curieuse-by-jean-francois-niceron-1663/ Fri, 20 Jul 2018 18:47:52 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=825 This is the title of a 17th Century French book whose illustrations instruct the artist about the basics of perspective. The very first steps to a good optical illusion.

La Perspective Curieuse by Jean François Nicéron

La Perspective Curieuse de Jean François Nicéron

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Don’t push it over!

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]]> How to slow cars with an optical illusion? https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2011/02/05/how-to-slow-cars-with-an-optical-illusion/ Sat, 05 Feb 2011 19:48:25 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=449 An anamorphosis is used to show something that is only recognizable from a certain location and in a certain angle. Most of them are classically hidden inside paintings. But a city decided to use one anamorphosis to make car drivers believe that there is a child playing on the road, forcing them to slow down… where children may play and be at risk from speeding cars.

Slow down or run over the playing girl!

It would have been even better in open air. But this one is already quite nice.

Source: Geekosystem.

]]> Architectural Illusion from an Optical Projection https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2010/10/09/architectural-illusion-from-an-optical-projection/ Sat, 09 Oct 2010 14:23:22 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=395 Very impressive demonstration of what can be done with a beautiful video projection when it uses as best as possible technical means to make appear what is often ready to become a full blown optical illusion… in architecture.


YouTube link

The designer: www.projectieopgebouwen.nl.

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YouTube link

]]> Anamorphosis https://www.yloveillusions.com/en/2009/05/13/anamorphosis/ Wed, 13 May 2009 14:37:03 +0000 https://yloveillusions.com/en/?p=115 Anamorphosis is a technique to hide images in another image. It has long been used by painters. And some of them are quite well known like the The Ambassadors (Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533) below.

<em>The Ambassadors</em> (Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533)
The Ambassadors (Hans Holbein the Younger, 1533)

In this painting, there is a highly deformed skull appearing like a whitish blade at the bottom of the painting.

Learn everything about anamorphosis from Jessica Palmer in ScienceBlogs.

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