Optical Illusions Activity Here are some different optical illusions that you can try to recreate on your own! Your Hand “Raise” First, trace your hand on a piece of paper Next, start drawing horizontal lines across the page When you get to a part of your traced hand, draw an arch from one side to the other This creates the effect of your hand up’ out of the page! ‘raising Impossible Objects These objects can be drawn, but not created in real life Try drawing them on your own, and see if you can figure out why they wouldn’t work in real life! Illusions “Simple” Each of these has a that may not look true at first, but if you recreate them ‘trick’ on your own, you’ll see they’re for real! Flowers the center/orange circles are actually the same size, even though the right one looks bigger – Railroad Tracks The long, center line of the tracks’ are actually perfectly parallel, though they – ‘railroad look slanted
Optical Illusions Activity Here are some different optical illusions that you can try to recreate on your own! “Raise” Your Hand First, trace your hand on a piece of paper Next, start drawing horizontal lines across the page When you get to a part of your traced hand, draw an arch from one side to the other This creates the effect of your hand ‘raising up’ out of the page! Impossible Objects These objects can be drawn, but not created in real life Try drawing them on your own, and see if you can figure out why they wouldn’t work in real life! “Simple” Illusions Each of these has a ‘trick’ that may not look true at first, but if you recreate them on your own, you’ll see they’re for real! Flowers – the center/orange circles are actually the same size, even though the right one looks bigger Railroad Tracks – The long, center line of the ‘railroad tracks’ are actually perfectly parallel, though they look slanted