Self Image

[soupdragon]

Guess how, or more to the point, why!

 

[mmcp42]

is it as simple as face in sand?
does that make you Sandy?

 

[soupdragon]

I'll spin you the yarn seeing as you were foolish enough to respond.
On my sons 8th birthday party he wanted to play a game whereby you hide a wrapped sweet at the bottom of a large tray of flour then, in the shortest possible time, retreive it using only your teeth/mouth.
I was so taken with the flour impressions, I did an entire set of family portraits this way.
The biggest suprise is, although I know it's an indentation, my tiny brain sees it as a protrusion.
No matter how hard I try I cannot invert the image.

There, I told you it was interesting!

 

[birdy961]

The biggest suprise is, although I know it's an indentation, my tiny brain sees it as a protrusion.
No matter how hard I try I cannot invert the image.

There, I told you it was interesting!

Same here, the brain is a funny old thing:bang:
Like the idea though

 

[zeroeseight]

Spooky, I see it as a protusion as well. Nice find.

 

[mmcp42]

I think the drop shadow surrounding the pic forces the brain to "see" the face correctly
I wonder if the shadow went the other way?...

 

[markp]

I too see it protruding. Very good effect.

 

[soupdragon]

I think the drop shadow surrounding the pic forces the brain to "see" the face correctly
I wonder if the shadow went the other way?...

Feel free to hack the shadow off.
I tried inverting the image, ie black to white in the hope that would help.

 

[Vinny]

Good stuff Soupy - interesting and now you just now I am going to get covered in flour!!

 

[soupdragon]

Good stuff Soupy - interesting and now you just now I am going to get covered in flour!!

It's a very fun game actually!
I'll post one more just to bore the beejeebies out of people.

 

[mmcp42]

I've tried rotating, inverting colours, changing the drop shadow;
brain refuses to capitulate!

good one!

 

[soupdragon]

Thanks for all the comments Guys!

 

[asab]

Great pic -very annoyng though. Hate it when my brain doesn't work like it should

 

[Deleted member 3428]

Smell the flour neat idea SD

 

[soupdragon]

Thanks buddy!

 

[Borats Baby]

This is a phenomenon that Prof. Richard Gregory has studied.

Heres a link for a bit more info about this illusion :

Clickingtons

Its a great effect !!

 

[fletch5]

i can get it to go the right way if you stare at the shadow of the nose, but look anywhere else and it goes to pot. great idea though!!