By Vurdlak on October 4, 2006, with 132 Comments
Tony Ward mailed me this interesting illusion. First time I saw it, I tought to myself: “Right, another count the horses illusion – nothing new”! But what struck me was next email Tony sent to me. There is actually something hidden in picture itself. Can you see it? I didn’t until Tony priovided outlined picture solution. Open the image full size and try locating the illusion (it isn’t the birds!)
This is what Tony Ward sent in his first email: “This one I’ll always love, not just because its a beautiful piece of art,but because I had thought for a long time that it was catagorised as an optical illusion simply due to the way the horses fade into the picture one side and fade out, changing into a flock of birds, the other side…. Then, one day I saw it, the hidden illusion, and it blew me away….”
There were few very simmilar illusions posted in the past here.
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Oh, I see. Yeah, That’s really cool. It took me a moment, but i saw it. Nice post.
Ps. If you can’t see what’s hidden, it’s in the middle of the picture.
OOO I think i see it! My friend would love this pucture!
I see an …
*edited by Vurdlak: “don’t tell and spoil other’s fun :) *
Where is it? The horses look really cool, but I can’t find any illusion, although it looks like there ought to be something in the middle there. Help!
i dont see it
Dx i dun see’s it!
can someone tell me wat the illusion is, plz
ummmm…nice horses…but what is the middle supposed to be exactly…all i se is a dark brown blob….
is it that the middle looks like a horse?
omg that’s so cool! and it fits in with the whole theme, like, i mean, horses running wild or whatever…..very………Geronimish.
i can see a horse running upright like a person???
Its a face! so cool!
i see a giraffe
Is it a horse in a flying saucer or what?
All I see is a horse in the center painted onto multiple horses…:/
Awesome graphic!
For those who cant see it…
Can you see The King of the Jungle?
WOW!!!
I see it…
i dont get it!!!!! someone tell me quick!
Hi!
OK, im not to good for this kind of things, but,…. the ilusion is the face of a man in de middle of the image?? … its the only thing i can see … is this right?
lion
Looks to me like a chick hatching out of an egg… if that helps anyone. Very good illusion.
That horse’s head in the middle is the chicks head.
i see a man holding reins, is that right?
can you give a link to the outline?
A Tiger…
Right in the middle…
I see a man’s face attached to a horses body.
jeez i cant see it! sumbody helpppppp !!
it’s not just any face, it’s a very specific culturally sterotpyed face.
(I still think it’s neat)
I see it! I see it! Cool, cool, I see it!
It is eye-candy not only ’cause some can c the hidden … (Michelle said not to spoil other’s fun :-) ), but ‘cause it appears people can c what they wanna c and that iiiis an illusion…
Took me a while but “it” appeared!!!! Good art – keep looking to the right of centre, facing right…no more help!
There is a profile of a lion’s head in the middle, pretty cool. He is looking right by the way – if that helps
It’s definitely a man – looks like a Native American.
i saw an image of a man…this is cool!
Its a mans face wearing glasses!!! facing the right-side of the picture
The only thing I see is something that looks like a lion, but i am not sure and dont think that is the right thing to see. Some help would be nice!
Indian man’s face in the middle.
::sigh::: It’s a native American, which makes a lot of sense. (moreso than a tiger or lion).
Cool pic.
This is not funny anymore without knowing what do we have to see. Someone please spoil the illusion but tell us what it is!!! I don’t understand why is it sooo amazing!!! Or at least put a link to the outline, so we can decide wether to see it or not!
PLZ!!!!
Too small but I see it. Nice
it’s the face of a native american, for anyone who’s asking. his face is made up of the reddish spots on the horses. try to unadjust your eyes to see it. he is in profile looking right, and his nose is a white space. i hope it helps.
Huh? A person’s face? A lion? Oh well i geuess i see it a little differently (correct spelling?). Anyway,I see a horse’s head, I think. It’s in the center. The ear and mane is accually the manes of many horses put together; the body and muzzle are the white patches. I know it’s confusing, but I hope it helps.
STRANGE BUT TRUE, I SAW THE ILLUSION INSTANTLY IN FACT, I HAVE A HARD TIME FOCUSING ON THE REST OF THE PICTURE. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME THAT EVER REALLY HAPPENED TO ME. I NEVER CAN FIND THE HIDDEN STUFF
The way the comments are numbered is an illusion, hehe. “-3″ ?!
You can see horses, birds, native american, a eagle/phoenix (or whatever) but, come on: no lions or tigers!!!
I guess, the illusion is with the birds that are coming out of Horses. Hope I hit the right spot. Good one for keeping as a portrait in Hall with title ‘UNBRIDLED’.
its a red indian who looks a bit like a lion. look at the tallest horse – thats his hair. then the white patch slightly below and to the right – thats the face. focus on the middle between the highest horse head and lowest foot. hope that helps
omg face of a man bahhhhh right in the middle facing right…
mauahaha ruined it!
It’s obviously an indians head in the middle. I would be curious to see an outline of the lion people are seeing. ;)
I think it is Gustav Mahler’s face in the middle.
I think native american would not wear a glasses….
When I first saw this I thought it was a lion but I looked closer and realized that it was the face of a man, and definitly a Native American. I think it’s beautiful! His hair is flowing back(that’s why I thought it was a lion because it looked like a mane).
Omg, I opened it up and saw it after just a few seconds, Im really proud of myself! It’s a great illusion and i think it is a great idea. It may seem abit wierd but i have trouble seeing the horses!!! Loving it, more like this please
I guess it is more difficult to find the illusion for analytic people. Don’t focus, try to overview the whole thing. If somebody gives up tell him where is the mouth, I think it is a certain clue.This is one of the best illusions I’ve found in this site.
I see it – It’s a face of an American Indian – Pretty cool !!
its a bird!
Here’s where I see a lion…http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/7520/windwingqq7.jpg
I guess it could be an American Indian, but it seems more like a nonhuman-shaped head to me.
Usually I’m pretty good w/ this stuff but I couldn’t see it until I came back to the pic and read some explanations. Thanks everyone! Very cool idea.
LOL
As I said in the original quote, it was a while before I saw it……..a few of you have got it spot on…..but it aint a lion……
sweet this i awsome!!!
awsome
Most of the time it takes me forever to see anything. not this time Indian face, side view looking right. its in the center. I can make out the face more than I can tell there are horses.
I saw the face of an indian right away. Don’t know where the lion and other things are coming from. Didn’t see anything else.
I might sound like a complete idiot, but all i can see are spots..
Guys: It’s not a Lion… it is a face of an AMERICAN INDIAN!!!
just kinda refoucus your eyes a little in the middle of the image. it just kind of pops our at you
never been more amazed by an illusion painting…at first i saw the entire picture to be some sort of bird with its wings spread and flying towards the screen…but looking in the middle my jaw dropped. =O
Yeah thats really cool i had to squint just to see it cool native american guy.
Ohh! I see it, took me a while before i started focusing on the details of the white bits, rather than the spots.
This is the art of Bev Doolittle, she is my fave illusion artist!
If I look really close, i can see the wolf from little red riding hood..
YOU SEE A NATIVE AMERICAN IS THE MIDDLE WHERE WHERE ALL THE BROWN IS!!! THE FACE IS IN THE CENTER!!! IT LOOKS LIKE A “C” AT FIRSY BUT IT WIN BEGIN TO DEVELOP!!! IT’S AMAZING!!!
please give me a hint…I don’t get it…please…and not just it’s in the middle of the pic
I see some horsies and then some giraffes with smudge…and then birdies =)
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The face is looking to your right (his left) and the top of its head is the highest peak of the brown in the middle.
oh its so pretty…
Does anyone know who made this piece of artwork?
I SEES AN INJUN !
YUR LYIN IF YOU SEES A LION
I DONT SEE A FREAKIN LION
JUST AN INJUN !
It is called Native American, not injun!
Yeh, I see it. It looks like there’s a face in the middle. He looks like an Indian Cheif or something…
wow! that is really amazing…my favorite illusion yet!