What do you see in this portrait? Everyone loves optical illusions in photos. They are just fascinating! At first, you don’t know what you’re looking at, except for an image that you see.
Then when you finally see it, you can’t undo it. It is a strange phenomenon, but also very funny. And we have a special ally for you today…
At first we couldn’t really see it…
The Portra.it postcard above (image shows the same drawing twice) dates from 1888 and is the first drawing of its kind. Can you see it yet? Then we salute you, because we can’t!
This portrait was born as a postcard to. organization called “The Anchor Buggy Company” in Germany. Initially, the optical illusion was not mentioned and people did not see it.
British cartoonist WE Hill knew exactly what he was drawing when he created the portrait, but he never wanted others to know about it. But then people became interested and Hill gained thousands of fans!
Young girl Do you see a young girl looking away or an old woman looking down? Hill calls the painting “Old Maiden”, because they are two different things you can see in the portrait.
Hill knew what he was painting, but when he heard nothing about it after the postcard started going viral, he continued his life and career as a painter. caricature. Perhaps he didn’t know that his portrait and secret illusion would become so famous!
Video We understand why people didn’t have optical illusions at first. It’s so hard to see! If you still can’t see it, watch the video below; shows a simpler version of the illusion. Prepare to have your mind blown!
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Source: HIS Education