Painting illusions

Optical illusions are always fun and fascinating as they trick our brains into perceiving things differently than they actually are. It may sound cliché, but illusion drawings are our reminder that the things we see are not always as they seem.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘀 on Instagram: "My entry back into some opart!! I’ve had a checkerboard illusion saved in my inspo folder for as long as it’s existed, and after painting circles all year, I wanted to try something different. I found a greyscale reference of this illusion and followed it exactly. The only trick is to get the values in the right places, colors don’t matter! The illusion is a result of the darkest and lightest values grouping together and pulling in different…

And these easy examples of Examples of Optical Illusion Art and Painting will enhance the scope of genius ideas to introduce some more inspirations.

I love Op Art and I thought it would be the perfect lesson to teach Art 1's how to use colored pencils. We began by discussing Op Art, M.C. Escher, Victor Vasarely, and Bridget Riley. Then we discu

Oleg Shuplyak is a talented Ukrainian artist who masters the optical illusion in his incredible oil paintings and turns his artworks into mind-blowing

This is an Artwork. Face or a Flower? Isn't it cute and fascinating? Look at it and see different images depending on your eye capabilities. Observe and have fun.

𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗮𝗻 𝗘𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗹𝘀 on Instagram: "SOLD Finally posting the wavy painting! Of course there are no actual curves in this, but an optical illusion. The effect is the same in person and so cool if you’re walking by it, it just wiggles! 20x20” . . . #opart #opticalillusion #hardedgepainting #hardedger #acrylicpainting"

Last week I pinned a fabulous optical illusion art idea from We Heart Art. She had completed this activity with her fifth graders, and I thought it would make a fantastic first lesson for my students. I tried it out with my oldest daughter last weekend (she's in grade 3), and when she achieved great results, I knew it would be perfect. This is a perfect art lesson for the beginning of the year because it uses only a few materials, has simple directions, and turns out to be an impressive work…