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 actually not impressive at all
i see both the butterfly and the woman,where did the horse come from though
All I can see is a great butt :D
That woman has a hairy ass.
luv this illusion. It took me 2 weeks to see the woman. btw thats all it is. Not a butterfly, girrafe, vairious other ideas.
Ok i see the woman, butterfly and sorta of the horse but i aslo see the playtapus’ or maybe there twos ducks, do you guys see them to?
The playtapus’s or ducks are apart of the butterfly
yup your right its a woman and a butterfly on her butt
platypus?
see look
The nose is a woman’s butt O.o
umm… i was looking at it and then a video game add poped up was that the ilusion? jk but the video game add did pop up its a butterfly and its face. xD
the eyes are a sewer hole
i think it’s nose is a body of a man..
the part with nose with looks different, is a girls back painted and other things are painted on the floor
its a women kneeled over and that has a very nice rear:D
it’s totally a chick painted to look like it’s nose and eye brows . it’s kind of obvious if you look at it long enough .
I can see butterfly.. instead of nose? ^_~
i can a butterfly….
I have no idea how they have been seeing a man or a woman in the nose. The nose looks like a butterfly to me.
the nose does look like a butterfly but thats not the illusion your looking for, actually its a woman with her back painted to look like the whole nose area from the bridge to the rest of the nose… the lower jaw, eyes, and “cheeks” are painted on concrete
The whole middle of the face is a womans back painted and the arms are the eyebrows
butterfly! :)
oh i see it its a girl laying down nd the nose is her butt nd the middle is her back but the sides which are the eyes are painted on the ground
The nose of the leopard is the woman’s bottom and her body reaches up and her shoulders for the eyebrows
i can picture theres two owl as the eyes of the tiger… try it yourself friends.. =)
Before opening this for an extra “clue” to what I may be seeing my thoughts are A) I first saw two owls, slightly “further” aware in the 3dimensional of it all and 2nd)Sure, the painted lady would be cool, but wasn’t I initially advised this was drawn as a sidewalk as the canvas??! and, Lastly), I should take another look. Honestly tho, the”spotting of the owls” was my first impression after the tiger pretense disolved, as very much based on a technique I’ve acquired viewing many 3D patterned pictures of “Schooners” {a la Mallrats}
Seems like to me the left eyes appears to change sizes……..anyway it is beautiful, wish it were mine.
Oh, wow i so see it.
After looking for a little while i realized it.
Its body art. Well a woman, her butt is the nose, upper cheeks, and the nose up is of her torso.
Amazing illusion though. (:
omg! its a lady with a tramp stamp!! thats sick!! :D
OK, the SNOUT is a woman’s bum (not just the nose, but the entire snout). The nostrils are painted on her lower back. The spots between the leopard’s eyes are around her shoulder blades, then then her upper arms make up the brow bones. I’m not sure where she’s hiding her legs.
the nose is also a butterfly
girl, with a leopard body paint and dyed hair, with the eyes drawn on the floor, as you said, under her outspread arms. can even see outlines of her arms.
Nice butt.
Its a girl her but is ALL of the nose then going up is her back it seems her legs are in front of her so we cant see hem amazing body art!
i see a woman, two owls(eyes) and two ducks are the nostrils
i’ve seen the tags. “body paint’re listed there.
So that’s the hint for me…
I’ve seen the actual picture and it’s pretty nice as well. One girl and two guys.
the bridge of the nose consists of two arms–then the two hands wrap around the nose–the thumbs are the nostrils.
all cats noses look like that is not ment t0 be a buterflay just a cat and it is a girl
funny, doesn’t look like a concrete FLOOR to me.
butterfly
THE NOSE IS A BUTERFLY!!!!
Never wanted to lick a cat square on the mouth before!
Really dude that’s gross
omg its a womans ass lol XD
at first i saw the nose as a butterfly then i saw the posted answer…[the nose even has antlers] this is an awesome illusion
but if you cant find the answer, heres a hint…
BUTTerfly as the nose
lol
There a painted naked women between the lepords eyes, I can make out the siluet of her back and her well formed bottom as the leopards snout.
This is an old picture, I met Criag Tracy last year at his shop in New Orleans and this was on of his older pics, I http://www.paintedalive.com
mmm…I sense no optical illusion here. :/ all I see is a leopard’s face.
Lol. When I first saw it i thought the eyes were off Avatar … :) Then I actually looked at it and the only thing I saw was a butterfly, but that is truely an excellent picture! Great job on finding it!
It’s intended to appear as a leopard’s face, and it in fact appears as a leopard’s face. That’s not an illusion, that’s camouflage.
what i saw was not a woman but a building on top of the butterfly look alike…
look carefully, the nose r the legs…
i dont see any thig
look very carefully, its a nude woman. if you look, you can see that the snout is the back of a woman. You can also see the shoulder blades near the top, which appear to be eyebrows, but do not be decieved, look as if the eyebrows were the botom of the arm. her back goes to the mouth and nose, go around an see a well rounded butt as the end of the nose, by reading this u may not be able to see it instantly, but if u look hard, youll see it!
It is to real looking to be an optical illusion. I mean you could make an educated guess if you know there is a women in the picture where her body would be but you can’t see it enough to no for sure. I just seems like a waste of time for whoever made this. And Nice Ass!
Obviously the nose is a woman’s ass that is laying on the floor.
It’s a women laying down with her ass in the air to create the nose
body art and butterfly nose at first i thought it was just the nose but i sat the first one and i got it i have it my desktop on my phone
i dont get it!
It’s a nude girl and u can EASILY see her butt at the snout
The leopard’s right eyebrow is a swan, the nose is a butterfly, and the nose to his mouth is a woman… Great illusion!
Can anyone else see it breathing??!!!!
I Don’t See How This Is An Optical Illusion; Unless I’m Missing The Point. The Model IS Part Of The Canvas Apparatus, It’s Not Like Several Images Were Creating A New One In The Mix. That Would Be An Optical Illusion!!!
The eye area is an owls head if u look closely
verry nice…………
Where is the solution (i.e where has the illusion been ‘revealed’? Its so stupid without any explanation or revelation pics…
It wasn’t hard to spot the woman’s torso. This is an elaboration on a very old children’s cartoon that reveals a dog’s nose to be a nude girl. Racy, titillating, but juvenile. I even questioned whether it is a true optical illusion. But the exposé image was convincing. This is definitely an illusion. And executed at a very high level of quality. Remarkable, even! Bravo. The excellence is in the complexity of the execution of the image. Not in the mystery, or illusiveness, of the illusion.
Just a point of view.
I outlined the back for those who didn’t catch it.
This should help every one to see the woman.
it’s nose is a butterfly if anyone noticed
cool!
Wow that’s amazingly hard to see!
superb
Undeniably stunning, fascinating, & mesmerizing; I sit spellbound!
This would be cool if the leopard’s eyes were actually painted on a concrete floor like you said. Looking at the picture posted, that’s not a freaking concrete floor. Go back to school, get your degree in concrete floor identification, come back and apply for the writer job.
Settle down Austin! Have a lie down or something.
I still can’t see an actual woman. Am I just supposed to be seeing the shape of a woman’s back and a butt? I dunno, guess I’m no good at these things.
thank tou, after reading your comment, i understand
Taiya, haven’t seen a naked woman from the back never?
Wow. It took some time, but I think I can see it. No, its not on the floor, obviously.
The only part that looks a little weird…
The only part I’m not really sure about….
PLEASE GOD TELL ME THE LEOPARD’S CHIN IS NOT PART OF THE GIRL!!!
That’s not an optical illusion. That’s just a woman painted as part of a picture. What a waste of time.
agreed
Dorky
I want to watch front ^^
how is this an optical illusion? its only body and background painting… its like taking a picture of a painted kustom kar framed in a small area so all you see is the picture and say its an optical illusion of a beach scene…???
@Austin
You try too hard.
The picture is on the floor as you can’t see her legs beneath her and her butt wouldn’t look like that if she were standing up. There’s no way to verify what kind of floor she’s on, however, if that’s what you’re arguing.
john she is deff not on the floor now is that concrete behind her. i dont know where you got that her but wouldnt look like that unless she was on the floor, but your wrong because shes actually hanging from bars while her lower thighs rest on a seat. her legs actually go through the picture.
Your Mama is an optical illusion !
proves women’s bodies are perfect.
Where is the tongue, ha
Look at this picture :)
What really throws you off looking at it is the tip of the nose is a butterfly and on side of the nose (left looking at the picture) almost looks like a kittens paw, pretty awesome special effects. Never would have guessed it was a woman!
What really throws you off looking at this picture is the fact that the tip of the nose is a butterfly and on the side of the nose (left looking at the picture) almost looks like a kitten’s paw, pretty awesome special effects, so you are looking for animals or maybe insects. Never would have guessed it was a woman! I tried to correct my grammer and make my statement clearer. Hope I accomplished the task.