If you remember, few years back we had a Pixel Challenge titled “Our Brain is Truly Wonderful“, where our remarkable ability to recognize faces was showcased. Today I bring you more blocky faces and paintings to tease your optic nerve with. Your brain’s power to decipher these ultra-low resolution images may seem miraculous at first, but I can assure you there’s no magic involved! Even though most of them represent a well known figure from the past or a famous portrait, some cultural conditioning may apply. You won’t be able to recognise figures you wouldn’t know if you seen them in person (for example I’ve mistaken third picture for Albert Einstein), but no worries – after you’re done guessing you can browse through our solution gallery which can be found at the end of this article! BTW, you can try standing back from your monitor to get a more holistic view.
Solution Gallery:
i only could recognize one. and that was shakespeare… :(
sorry i meant washington. not shakespear
me too! :)
I’ve done this sort of thing before by removing my glasses and viewing them from a distance. Had a good success rate previously but I think these have been over-done! Couldn’t get even one!
Whistler’s Mother!
I got Whistler’s Mother, no problem, but I thought Mark Twain was Marilyn Monroe for sure, for sure.
Got all of them. The last one required standing back a bit though.
I taught the black and white photo is Einstein, since I do not now the guy.
Me too I thought it was Einstein..
Got ’em all, though the 3rd one is Samuel Clements. Mark Twain was only his “pen” name.
I always think Twain is Einstein. Same mistake every single time. I should squint harder next time!
its the one from mr bean movie
whistlers mother or something
I couldnt get the first and last one. Then again, ive never seen number one before so it was impossible for me.
Shakespeare, Einstein, Whistler’s Mother…I could see Washington’s face, but didn’t recognise it, as I am not American and although I have seen him plenty of times, I am not as familiar with him as I am with the others.
I meant Mark Twain, not Einstein !
Try zooming out, it makes them much easier-I was easily able to see GW & HVIII.I knew that it was them, but couldn’t see it for myself.
Whistler’s Mom was very easy. Shakespeare wasn’t as easy but still recognizable.
But I mistook Henry the 8th for Masterchief!
Corralesid: Actually both of them are in there. So you were right and…right again!
First one is Whistler’s Mother… that’s it for me.
I recognized Shakespeare and Washington :)
Not too bad — while I almost missed Shakespeare (until I did a full screen), and did miss Henry VIII (should have zoomed way out on that one!), the rest were fairly easy.
I do like this sort of puzzle.
I didn’t find any of these even remotely difficult. I knew each one instantly.
That is indeed cool. I got them all right away.
they are all iconic images. But if you’ve never seen the painting previously, you wouldn’t be able to figure out the pixel images.
I am curious as to the ages of the viewers that recognize the images. I am 47. Yes, I did recognize them all.
i didn’t get it but then i did
Got them all except for the last one, I thought that was Einstein.
Ahh hell…I mistook the 3rd one for Marilyn Monroe!!
Know all except the last. Hmm..?
close eyes and have them open slightly & can see all pixel figures. Very clear on all.
I have never seen most of these paintings.
Also works better at a distance if you are nearsighted and take your glasses off
I thought Mark Twain was Einstein, but I got the others quite easily.
Very cool to realise how easily we can recognise familiar images even when the details are so obscure due to pixellation, etc.
I got 3, 4 if you count its this or that. I had no idea what the pixel of Henry the eighth was.
Only one I got instantly was Albert Einstein. Imagine my disappointment to discover Einstein wasn’t there lol
also helps if you zoom out on your browser to make the window smaller
Got them all except H8
Ha! I thought the first one was Abraham Lincoln and the last one was the Queen! I guess my brain isn’t quite as remarkable!
Hehe! I got all of these except Albert Einstein, I thought he was the Queen!
the first one looks like a ink sack from minecraft