By Vurdlak on November 6, 2009, with 786 Comments
Reading the title, and understanding it came directly from me, I suppose adds some weight to the actual Leopard Illusion you see below. It’s hard for me to explain how this illusion came to be, without revealing the actual solution, thus ruining the surprise-effect for you. There is much relevant info and background for it, but for now I’ll retain myself just on revealing the author behind it – the magnificent Craig Tracy. First thing you’ll notice is that it’s not some photo of an actual animal, rather a realistically painted picture. But you’re still far from seeing the illusion. Only tip I can give you, is that leopard’s eyes were painted on a concrete floor. I suggest you examine the picture more closely before seeing this final hint. I’ll monitor the forthcoming ratings, and am eager to see if you agree with me that this must be one of the best optical illusions ever created!
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THIS IS NOT AN OPTICAL ILLUSION! JUST A GIMMICKY ART JOB….AND YES I KNOW I’M TYPING IN ALL CAPS.
I agree. That makes my TV set an “optical illusion” device.
I also noticed the butterfly, and below it, two hands coming together, but I can also see an owl on the left looking at a bird on the right side.
pretty cool art, once u know what it is, u cant just see the picture as a leopard face.
Ok here is what i got:
The line from Top to his mouth is the back of the woman and the mouth is the bottom of her (ass) i still cant figure out what the eyes are for. can anyone please tell me?
For seeing, silly.
Did you guys even look at the side pictures of the girl sitting on the board with her legs through the hole? There is no butterfly or a kittens paw or an owl, it’s a leopards face plain and simple, what have you never seen one? gimme a break people, it’s fantastic art, nothing more! get a fricken life!
She has nice boobs too. They hit the leopard, right between the eyes! It’s always a amazing where you can find the shape of a woman. Great vision and artistic creativity.
Not can we see what’s on the leopard’s mind?
i love everyone saying its not an optical illusion. An optical illusion is an image that isnt what it really seems. Eg: we believe its a painting of a tiger but in reality its 2 separate images put together to form 1. Therefor ^^ it is in fact an OPTICAL IllUSION. I love how so many people have nothing better to do then to bust someones balls about the way he described a photo. Like fuck off
yes thank you an illusion is somthing that isnt what it sseams
look it up or ask you school for your money back
Unfortunately, I saw one of the hint photos to get to this site, so, the illusion was partially ruined for me.
It would be great to have the kind of time to create this stuff. I’m just treading water in my still photography career right now….
someone can speak chines
This is indeed a great photo. Nice job! I don’t see the nose / butterfly someone says in the comments!? Was this really the artist intention?
This should be called the prison illusion, since they are trying to make a pussy out of some ass.
That cat can eat a bird in one sitting.
Nice pussy cat. Meow!
Very creative concept.
I’ve been pretty much blind in one eye since birth, so i’ve never had true depth perception….even tho this pic isn’t 3D. it’s difficult for me to see! Most optical illusions work fine for me, but this one doesn’t work at all…….weird….
@Bitrat, it’s not that kind of optical illusion; no depth perception required. The illusion comes in the form of the animal’s snout actually being body paint on a woman’s upper arms, back, and rear end. The rest of the animal’s face is painted on a plank or canvas (the description says concrete floor, but…?). The woman is sitting in front of the canvas and the camera is positioned behind her. Focus on the animal nose area and the shape of the snout to perceive the shape of her figure.
I’ve noticed it before see the images below… f*ck yeah !!
It’s an awesome optical effect !!
Hard to find
I think this is awesome!!! Yes it is an illusion. Tell me you can figure out it was a female with out assistance.
The woman is freaking naked she’s just got paint on her! You can SEE everything, breasts, butt, and all. HOW CAN YOU LIKE THIS??????
The illusion is kinda cool though.
Cool thing. Took a while to see it, but still it’s awesome
It’s a pussy cat!! lol. wonder who got 2 paint tht….? especially at the bottom part! ;)
AHHHH BAD SIGHT
2 EYES I NOSE I MOUTH IT’S A BBBBBBUUUUUUUTTTTTT