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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The woman’s buttocks are cupped by a pair of hands. If you play with the lights and darks all sorts of things come into view.
The left eye is a hole in the concrete floor.
That is an amazing piece of art.
But no one ever said that had to be a woman in that pic. could be a dude.
well, the waist and the hips kind of suggest it is a woman.
The eyes, both side shows an owl facing each other. INteresting.
i see everything everyone sees above but for some reason i see the butterfly as being 2 upside down ducks but i could be way off.
in other news, i do see on the right side a profile of the eagle and on the left side the profile of the giraffe.
I really don’t get this. i’ve glanced at it from multiple angles, focusing on the black, focusing on the white but alas: i just see a tiger. even with all the things people are writing about the nose being the crack, eagles and giraffes it still eludes me. Naturally its making me even more curios. Thus i’d appreciate it if somebody could post or send me a coherent solution. i don’t care about the challenge anymore- i just wanna know wtf the core behind the illusion is. I trust you understand my sentiments.
THANK YOU
It’s a shaft and balls.
ahahahahah o!! LOL!!…………. i knoW! whaTS the REAL illusion!!………..
i havE 1 sure ansWER and the otheR is not!!.
the real is thaT the left side view of the photo or “illusion” is that a piece of face of an eagle… ahahahhaha LOL!!….
aND the second gueST is that the nose were 2 whiTE sealS!…(if you turned yourself / or flip the photo)………….. aaaagagga lol!!
ive seen the other illusion u put on her just like this but in color and on that 1 it is 3 women
Yes,I’ve seen people pose in art like this before but this is one of the best.
There are two birds in the nostrils.
It looks like that the girl that poses as the nose, has a rather hairy ‘beaver’:)
it is a 3d illusion. yes there’s a little butterfly at the nose for those of you who don’t see beyond that but the feline comes out of the screen and you should see it in greater dimensions.
I know the artist. He is known for his body paintings. It’s a lot of fun looking at his work and trying to find out what part of the body is being used. He has a video of how it is done in his art gallery.
ohkay. So the eyes are on concrete. a person’s back and arms are the rest of the paitnting and they are sitting on the concrete floor. this is VERY cool. ah-mazing!!
Ok, I am by no means finished guessing. But for starters, ok. If the eyes are painted on the concrete FLOOR, than the woman is on her knees (naked) with her feet tucked under her (sitting on them) and has her arms stretched out and upward. The final position is the woman then lye’s her whole self (while still on her knees and sitting on her feet) and bends forward with her forhead(unseen)touching th floor. The “animals “eyes” are painted underneath and on the sides of her body under her armpits. More to come :)
This is nothing short of awesome! Great job :D
There are two owls in it. at both of the eyes
in this pic this nose is of buffaloo
Hmm, for some reason, this picture reminds me of the cover for the Avatar DVD. (Canada, if there is different ones for different countries)
Well hung! Is that you! lol love it!
Its nose is ɑ person laying down, with hands raised up. And I think, that person’s ɑ woman :)
if you see other than a butterfly and a women there is also a moth (upside down)the sides of the
face are the wings while the area between the eyes is the abdomen and the area where it curves dramatically (around the nose)(also including the nose) and the top lip is the thorax, and the bottom lip which is harry like a moth’s head is the head obviously, so far we have found 3 optical illusions in one beautiful, amazing, wonderful painting.
this illusion is so perfect. I had a chance to see the making of and it’s amazing this artist work.
One things for sure is that the eyes are different. One on the right has nore white in them than the one on the left.
Dont’ know if that means anything.
It means the pupil of the eye in the shade is dilated
This is awesome!
I don’t get it. He’s got a link to ‘this final hint’, but it just goes to a page with other illusions. What’s the final hint?!
They leopard’s nos has been painted on sme1′s backkk…..the bums are visible..
there is a women in this picture…painted 4m back side…
Spoiler:
Here is the guys web site who created it.
http://www.paintedalive.com/gallery/butterfly.html
So its body paint? I had to read the comments, couldn’t figure it out myself. Just looked like a real leopards face to me. Guess I have no imagination.
it is a man or woman with her legs as the cheeks of the animal and the arms of the eyes above and the cheek is her butt.
I am soo confused everyone is saying there are all these other illusions but there isnt thats just a painted not even meant to be an optical illusion that “giraffe” and eagle” u keep seeing i guess are just there without notice the thing is it is a painting with a woman (And yes it is a woman cuz u can see her hair.there is no moth by the way and the butterfly is the womans tatto(corect me if i spelled it wrong) obviosly.
it is a picture of a woman infront of a painting of a tiger
So where does the “AWESOME” Optical Illusion part come in?
Weak.
it looks like a women back painted. the nose also looks perfectly like a butterfly. except of these, I can’t see any more illusions.
It took a couple of looks but I finally see the body paint portion… my only question would be if that is her actual bush below her butt crack…LOL
Supercool! Love it :)
Oh sweet, I met Craig Tracy last Fall in New Orleans. He’s got some beautiful artwork. His gallery is pretty awesome. I almost forgot about that. Thanks!
Armpits are always the give away for me in human illusions. But even after I noticed part was raised it took several more moments to see it fully. Absolutely amazing!
You people are retarded. It’s a woman’s back laying over the painting of a tiger. NOTHING MORE. There are no eagles, giraffes, owls, or fucking Gollums for that matter. Quit wasting everyone’s time.
Geez, John, calm down. If you see this as a waste of time, go do something else and stop bothering people with your mean words!
Actually, you’re the retard, because it’s a leopard, not a tiger….
lol
Actually you Both are Terribly wrong its a Cheetah Not a leopard,So the Dumb ass’s Up there are completely wrong
u people are all so stupid its a freakin’ butterfly on the tiger/leapord/wutevr the hell the animal is’s nose.
yeah, i agree, its kinda retarded, but its a leopard, not a tiger
hey john, quit being such a jackass people don’t see the same shit that you do. and actually there is an animal look at the nose, it’s a butterfly i dont see a woman i see and ass but not a woman.
yea john
honestly, john! you’re such a fatty!! grrrrr :@
Sorry guys, I was overreacting. Also, I’m a necrophiliac.
lmfao
John,
it probably took you 2 months to figure it out!
you dumb ass!
It is a back of a woman who is painted! Nude! Very clever
where is the woman?
I don’t see it. Tell me where this woman is. I see the butterfly nose, is that supposed to be the woman’s head? I don’t get this one.
RaiderRow,
You can’t see her head, the woman is lying kind of lying on the floor with here legs tucked under her, the part of the Leopards nose and mouth with the whiskers coming out is her bum and the bridge of it’s nose is her back. really nice body art.
no no, see the snout and the sorta ( | ) shape of it? thats the girls ass cheeks from behind, and the middle up the nose is her entire back
The woman is sitting backwards with her legs thru the canvas.Her body forms the whole middle of the picture and her bottom forms the end of the top jaw
The snout is the girl butt
LOL – You call that an optical illusion ?
I don’t see it…..
what woman?
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LMAO! ANYWAYS.. There is a butterfly located in the nose.. and it is a possibility to be a woman.
ya, i don’t get it either…. wut woman?? i think i get it.. e.x
What the heck! I get the lady but where are all these animals u guys are talking about! What eagle, what horse, help! Also why is this so AWESOME and u LOVE it??
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I agree with John. It’s been done before. Big whoop.
Does the woman have the hugest, fluffiest-looking bush ever, or is the hair for the tiger’s chin painted on the floor too?
she has a nice ass
I LOVE IT
The image is showing a nude woman’s backside as the nose. If you have a keen eye you can see it. This probably is the best optical illusion ’cause it look like a real photo but it’s a painting with a chick covered in body art sitting in the middle.
And I agree with carlos, she does have a nice ass.
I don’t understand why everyone “LOVES” illusions with naked people. You guys should focus on something else for a change.
too right
Nicely camouflaged
i dont have anything mean to say like the others but all i have to say for the new watchers study the nose. And basicly you will find the rest just take your time<3
Super, super, super-lame
women? with no visible breast this could be a man? in which case grosss..i agree this image sucks..i was expecting more of the pic to be invovled other than the nose…
I think i see it.I’m not sure,but look at the eyes.They are painted wrong.There are actually 2 horses who are standing nose to nose with a butterfly in the middle.
EVERYONE JUST SHUT UP YOUR NUTIN BUT LITTLE NERDS ITZ A PIC. BIG WHOOP GET ON WITH LIFE
U HAVE NOOOO HUMOR IN YOU WHATSOEVER. NOT EVEN IN YO FUNNYBONE. (let me guess, you didnt laugh!)
If you look at the nose and mouth part it kinda look’s like hands held together as a cup it hass 4 fingers and the nose is the thumbs the thumbs have finger nails if you look hard enough lol
i luv it
where does she put her legs anyway?
I see the woman but what did she do with her arms?
Where are the animals?!??! I see the lady but what eagle and horse???
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It isn’t that cool anyways.! Where are the answers?
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Help,
Rachel
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some people take this way to seriously.
took me awhile to figure this out, but i finally see it.
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yeah its the backside of a human (I’m not saying woman cause it could be a man with a nice ass lol) it runs from the bridge of the nose of the leopard to the upper lip..its basically the naked backside of a human and what makes the upper lip of the leopard would be that persons ass
Does that mean that this leopard talks out of the ass? (no, not ITS ass, just THE ass lol)
I see the human an butterfly, but what horses?
ok that painting or lets say a womans body covered in paint thats all plus naked
this is a horse with butterfly wings as a eyes and a leopards skin
If anything guys, I think it’s just the nose that is the main focus that the artist is putting out there. Really the intricacy of the butterfly makes it stand out so much that that’s the only twist to the picture. If you insist on seeing a humans ass (not knowing whether it’s male or female’s) that is fine by me, by all means go ahead. But the picture that is being portrayed here is nothing more than a Leopard in a grassy field with a butterfly on it’s nose. We’ve all seen the capturing movies with a scene of a young tiger/leopard/cheetah cub… all the same capturing picture. It is Amazing because the artist has incorporated one thing into another and kept the true nature of what this creature was created to be. See it as you wish, optical illusion or not, this is a beautiful piece of art.
Yes, it is a beautiful piece of artwork. However, I indeed see a woman’s backside that covers the center of the picture, as well as I see an owl’s head if you remove the center and scoot the sides together. It is an amazing piece of work, as well as an astonishing illusion for the human mind to portray.
- Art Lady <3
Dude, look at its nose, butterfly? xD
Does this even qualify as optical illusion? A painted naked sits on top of a painted floor. This is just a photograph of a painting. How does that even quality as an illusion?
It took me a few minutes to see this, but then I saw the other post that includes a gallery that show how its done. then went back to this one and saw it.
http://www.moillusions.com/2010/01/second-best-optical-illusion-ever.html
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See this one to understand it.
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