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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yeah i see her butt and all but i cant tell where the arms are what the eyes are! any help?
kk i see it now i went 2 that site thx sugar dust
A little disappointed really… not all the image is the object… a little misleading to say only the eyes are painted on the floor.. when its the entire sides also.
In answer to your question.. .NO its not the best illusion I have ever seen.
Great art work however.
I never understood what the illusion was in this one, until I saw the other picture. Wow, nice job.
uhum its a girl
go to
http://www.moillusions.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/bestbodypaint.jpg
i saw this illusion before so i know why =)
You know what I see? Pay attention to the bridge of the tigers face between the eyes and the mouth. It’s a cock, and it’s a big one too…
Wow, the whole middle of the face is a nude woman. The nose is her butt. She has a nice ass.
it is like a lady stretching arms in air, and butt showing
Both leopard’s eyes were seems to be painted on the floor while the back of a female model from top view had completed the 3D look of the animal’s face. The nose and the upper lip of the leopard is the buttocks of the model. Notice the non-continuous hair on the upper lip. All the heavy strokes are more dominant from the lower part.
This shouldn’t even be considered an illusion, half of the picture is on a painting and the other half is painted on a human body which is as “serial ru” said – pretty much a flat canvas
(the assnose was pretty creative though so I understand why it was posted but whats with the fucking “Best optical illusion ever” entitlement?)
i see the woman :)
spotted her after the tip was given
that is like so cool!! i can see the illusion its a nude lady but does anyone see the nose it looks like a butterflyits right above her butt!!!
What the hell is up with all the text within the article e.g. actual solution, author behind it, and final hint being connected to completely unrelated links?
I mean other than creating a lot of internal links in an attempt to improve the site’s SEO. It’s confusing to say the least.
Thanks SugarDust and Junior for posting the actual link to the solution.
yeah it is a woman! very clever haha. if you look closer..you can see that the nostrils/tip of the nose are two birds looking opposite ways.
this is the worst thing i have ever seen in my life
i see the body but what about the eyes?????
Yea i see the woman and a butterfly dats so cool
WHOA! OMG weird! @_@
oh yeah.. ’tis is cool!! i love the trick! hmm it took me a bit a long, but the effort is worthy!!
the eyes are from an owl…
tought it was a owl but its a lady =o
The tag pretty much reveals it :P Apart from that breathtaking artwork.
I see tree xDD
It’s not painted no the floor, it’s a photoprint on a posterboard, and the naked woman has a seat through the photo — the link to Chive shows the set up. (she’s the nose part, up to the top, her body being the bridge).
She needs to shave
nathink hapening, crap
That’s nasty :(
I would like to see the tongue and lips of that snow tiger. That would be really amazing.
I am pretty sure its done with coloured chalk……..have seen stuff like that before
i see the snought as arms and the nose as two hands put to gether.
dude i so see it das awesome right der if u see the nose an up da paint looks different :)
I am not seeing it at all.
instead a nose is a butterfly
i didnt see it either…
I see a butterfly on the nose
It’s a person lying on the concrete floor. The nose bridge is the person’s back and the nose is the person’s butt. :D It’s fantastic! If you look above the brows of the leopard, you’ll see the arms of the person too.
ok because its difficult for most people to get I will explain.
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The snout is a woman, every thing elese is on a floor, the nose area is her butt while as you go up her back you can see a slightly harder set of lines right above the eyes, that marks her arms spreading out.
it is a back of a lady ;)
altough i don’t get what kind of seat is she seating on,…
i will stare some more.
dude, it’s a painted woman. are you serious you can’t see that… deush
I am looking at a gray picture of a cat.
I DO NOT GET IT!!!!!!
There is a back of a woman raising her arms as a forehead. Nice ass.. :D
no clue, although the eyes look like speakers
Thank you 4 the people who explained it i did’nt get it at first either
thats the stupidest thing I’ve ever seen….how is that an illusion…dumb
OMG I so totally see it!!! Very Sexy!!!
yeahh great, that is sooo cool.
this is the best illusion i have ever seen. it looks VERY realistic
now that’s a nice nose! …if yaknow what i mean ;)
I can’t believe some of you don’t see it…
I clicked this link because i saw the girl in the THUMBNAIL!
No there is no concrete …
Here’s how it was …
sweet:)
Yeah, This is stupid. I can see the woman and everything but I still think this sucks. Far from the best illusion.
I think the butterfly as the nose as Senzei said would have been better if that was intended.
As well as the other forementioned picture is a lady, I think the bits around the eyes are her legs, the only bit painted on concrete is the eyes. thats what I see anyway
This is not an optical illusion at all. It’s just very clever body painting. At best you could say its the best camouflage in the world.
Ahhh I see it that’s crazy awesome!
The snout is the back, the upper lips the buttocks, the eyebrows thr arms. The pattern between the eyes are the hair.
That is what I see
I have the signed artist’s proof of this photograph. I bought it from the artist at his studio in New Orleans a few years ago.The name of this piece is “Butterfly”. The woman is sitting up on a stool with her back to the camera. She has her arms stretched out to her sides and over the top of a painted board with her shape cut out of the board. All of Craig Tracy’s work (Painted Alive) is amazing…..
failed ‘illusion’… i see both the leopard and the lady and it’s kinda like those Jesus faces you see on burnt toast and stuff.. best illusion my ass..
THIS SUCKS ASSS.. WORST OPTIC ILLUSION EVER!!!
BECAUSE IT’S NOT I AGREE WITH RICHARD^^^
its a persons backside, yea i know kinda strange but funny once we figured out what it accualy was
this is just cool body painting,,
How can you call this an optical illusion? The painting behind her back and butt is realistic, but blending it on an image of a real leopard is no an optical illusion. This is misleading.
I can see the curves of the womans body sitting on the ground, with her legs in front of her and arms as well as her bottom starts at the bottom of the page and the nose curves
up to were it stops around the eyes.
i don’t see it at all
wouldn’t really call this an illusion, just a painting on a three dimensional canvas…
It’s a woman, kneeling, bent forward with her arms outstretched. The nose is her hips and ass. The “eyebrows” are her arms outstretched.
think for a minate that that was never MEANT to be a woman……DUU
think for a minate that that was never MEANT to be a woman……DUU
anyway i know your all guys
definitely not the best optical illusion
what the god damn piss
I hope she does not sneeze.
the way i see it is someones back with its arms wide open to go over the eyes and the rest down to the nose is the lower body to sum it up the nose is a really nice hum botox…
hi wecome
This was the EASIEST illusion I’ve ever seen.
!!! It’s a woman! the ‘neck of the nose’ is the back of the woman… and the nose is her lower back…
the ‘forehead’ of the tiger is the hear of the woman, the rest is painted on the floor!!
It is not a painting of a woman – it IS a woman – with her back painted.
that is awsome!!!! i love it…!
This is really stupid…nowhere near the best!
Or may be i cant see the beauty of this awesome painting….either way i dont get it!
… I saw it right away? As I scrolled down. It just jumped out. I don’t know.
at first i couldnt tell, but i saw the snout was very curvy, then i realized its a womens body. Beautiful painting job