3D images and optical illusions Books
Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions: How to draw
Book SynopsisPerfect for beginning artists, The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions will help you create mind-bending optical illusions to fool your brain and tease your senses. *Named One of the 54 Best Colored Pencil Drawing Books of All Time by BookAuthority* Optical illusions are like magic tricks of the art world. They may look difficult to create, but with just a little bit of guidance, they can be easily achieved. Jonathan Stephen Harris guides you step-by-step in creating mind-blowing pencil drawings, starting with basic optical illusions and progressing to more challenging ones. From impossible shapes to three-dimensional sketches and trick art, you won’t believe your eyes as you learn to draw optical illusions in graphite and colored pencil. Learn to draw 25 optical illusions, including: 3D Shapes Floating Shapes Impossible Shapes 5-Legged Elephant 3D Horse and Tyrannosaurus rex Transparent Cube Water Droplet Spiral Hole And much more! Certain techniques can be used to create these types of illusions, and author Jonathan Stephen Harris gives clear instructions for everything you need to know. The Art of Drawing Optical Illusions begins with information on tools and materials, perspective, and shading, and then jumps into the first simple optical illusion. At the end of the book is an inspirational idea gallery for more illusions you can draw. As you work through the optical illusions in this book, you will hone your drawing skills in the most unique way possible, while also exercising your mind with these brain-boosting, unbelievable tricks! Just like a magician, you’ll be able to wow your family and friends with your own stunning optical illusions!
£15.09
Andrews McMeel Publishing Magic Eye 25th Anniversary Book
Book Synopsis New York Times Bestselling Property! For twenty-five years, Magic Eye has fascinated children and adults alike worldwide with its amazing 3D images.New York Times best-selling Magic Eye 3D optical illusions are back with all-new images. Through Magic Eye's patented 3D technology, viewers can find a full-color image on each page, with a smaller black-and-white image of the 'hidden' scene in the back of the book to help solve each optical illusion.
£15.29
Andrews McMeel Publishing Magic Eye: Have Fun in 3D
Book SynopsisFor thirty years, Magic Eye has fascinated children and adults alike worldwide with its amazing 3D images. The first new book in five years from this New York Times bestselling property! New York Times best-selling Magic Eye 3D optical illusions are back with all-new images. Through Magic Eye's patented 3D technology, viewers can find a full-colour image on each page, with a smaller black-and-white image of the "hidden" scene in the back of the book to help solve each optical illusion. Magic Eye: Have Fun in 3D includes Magic Eye images that include a humorous puzzle or joke for viewers to solve as they view each image, creating a fun reader experience for families and readers of all ages.
£14.39
Sparkpool Sticker by Numbers - Nature: Create Amazing 3-D
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£9.49
Prestel Dot Art Sticker Seurat
Book SynopsisThe perfect fun and relaxing art project for adults and children, this activity pack includes everything needed for readers to make their own Pointillist sticker masterpiece. Containing 14 sticker sheets with over three-thousand colored circular stickers and an 18" x 32" (46 x 82.5 cm) poster "canvas" of colored outlines, readers simply need to match the colored stickers to the outlines found on the poster to recreate the painting. Given that Pointillism relies on the ability of the eye and brain to blend colored dots into a fuller range of tones, it's not necessary to place each sticker on precisely the right outline. As a result, every finished poster will be somewhat different- and extremely satisfying. With a handy folder-style flap that allows for easy storage and transportation of the artwork in progress, Dot Art: Sticker Seurat makes the perfect activity to take on vacation or to unwind after a busy day.
£10.44
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Visual Thinking: Optical Puzzles to Boost Your
Book SynopsisFrom the bestselling author of Brain Games for Clever Kids and The Ordnance Survey Puzzle Book._____________________Put your puzzling prowess to the test with the huge variety of tricky, visual puzzles featured in this book.Challenging your non-verbal reasoning and logical thinking, Dr Gareth Moore presents over 100 visual puzzles that will surprise and delight, boosting your ability to solve problems in different ways and testing your mental agility. Among the puzzles to be found here are:Spot the difference, pairs, matchingMental rotation and cube foldingHanjieSliding piecesShape countingOptical illusions3D ReasoningVisual sequencesCode breakerExtreme mazesJigsawIn short, this engrossing book offers dozens of different creative challenges that will boost your brain power and keep you engaged.
£9.49
Michael O'Mara Books Ltd Visual Puzzles
Book SynopsisBored of the traditional crosswords? Had enough of wordsearches and completed every sudoku you can find? Put your mental agility to the test with these fun and varied visualization puzzles.Featuring over 150 brand new puzzles from bestselling author Dr Gareth Moore, Visual Puzzles will challenge you to solve from a fresh angle, using your non-verbal reasoning and logic skills to tackle a variety of optical puzzles. From Hanjie to spot the difference, optical illusions to 3D reasoning, the incredible variety of the observation-based puzzles in this book means there’s something to entertain and delight everyone.So, whether you’re a puzzle fanatic looking to get out of your conundrum comfort zone, a novice puzzler aiming to expand your skillset, or if you just want some relaxing yet stimulating down time, this book has something for all.
£8.99
Flame Tree Publishing Optical Illusions Wall Calendar 2025 Art Calendar
Book SynopsisMind-bending and hypnotic, optical illusions fascinate and astonish. This calendar features 12 striking illusions that boggle the brain and trick the eye, from moving patterns to image paradoxes. The datepad features previous and next monthâs views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£9.89
Igloo Books Reveal Art Animals
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£9.99
Prestel Sticker Seurat: Bathers at Asnieres
Book SynopsisThe perfect fun and relaxing art project for adults and children, this activity pack includes everything needed for readers to make their own Pointillist sticker masterpiece. Containing 14 sticker sheets with over three-thousand colored circular stickers and an 18" x 32" (46 x 82.5 cm) poster "canvas" of colored outlines, readers simply need to match the colored stickers to the outlines found on the poster to recreate the painting. Given that Pointillism relies on the ability of the eye and brain to blend colored dots into a fuller range of tones, it's not necessary to place each sticker on precisely the right outline. As a result, every finished poster will be somewhat different- and extremely satisfying. With a handy folder-style flap that allows for easy storage and transportation of the artwork in progress, Dot Art: Sticker Seurat makes the perfect activity to take on vacation or to unwind after a busy day.
£9.89
Firefly Books Find the Poo 2
Book SynopsisThe dog's done his bit. Your job is to find what he's left behind. . . again! Find the Poo #2 features 24 new, odor-free photo puzzles that are sure to challenge your eyes and tickle your brain. The perfect gift book for dog lovers, puzzle enthusiasts and anyone looking for a good laugh.
£9.49
Indiana University Press Folk Illusions
Book SynopsisThis cross-disciplinary book draws from folklore, neuroscience, and psychology to offer a detailed look at the ways children play with perception, creating what authors K. Brandon Barker and Claiborne Rice call folk illusions.Trade ReviewThis book explores much deeper issues of psychology and even deeper neurology. Just when we thought we knew everything there is to know about our own bodies and their responses, we can have new and surprising experiences engendered by simple little tricks. This learned, encyclopedic, and well-referenced examination fully realizes the authors' aim of establishing these phenomena as a genre of folklore in its own right. -- Janet E. Alton * Folklore *Throughout the book, Barker and Rice make a compelling argument not only for the inclu-sion of folk illusions as its own genre, but also for interdisciplinary research to explore issues of perception and belief. -- Mintzi Auanda Martínez-Rivera * Journal of American Folklore *Table of ContentsPreface: Zane's IllusionAcknowledgementsAccessing Audiovisual Materials1. Everyone Knows that Seeing is (not always) Believing2. Four Forms of Folk Illusions3. Folk Illusions and the Social Activation of Embodiment4. Folk Illusions and Active Perception5. Folk Illusions and the Weight of the World6. Folk Illusions and the Face in the Mirror or The Boundaries of a Genre7. Folk Illusions, Development, and Body AcquisitionAppendix: Catalog of Folk IllusionsBibliographyIndex
£59.50
Indiana University Press Folk Illusions Children Folklore and Sciences of
Book SynopsisThis cross-disciplinary book draws from folklore, neuroscience, and psychology to offer a detailed look at the ways children play with perception, creating what authors K. Brandon Barker and Claiborne Rice call folk illusions.Trade ReviewThis book explores much deeper issues of psychology and even deeper neurology. Just when we thought we knew everything there is to know about our own bodies and their responses, we can have new and surprising experiences engendered by simple little tricks. This learned, encyclopedic, and well-referenced examination fully realizes the authors' aim of establishing these phenomena as a genre of folklore in its own right. -- Janet E. Alton * Folklore *Throughout the book, Barker and Rice make a compelling argument not only for the inclu-sion of folk illusions as its own genre, but also for interdisciplinary research to explore issues of perception and belief. -- Mintzi Auanda Martínez-Rivera * Journal of American Folklore *Table of ContentsPreface: Zane's IllusionAcknowledgementsAccessing Audiovisual Materials1. Everyone Knows that Seeing is (not always) Believing2. Four Forms of Folk Illusions3. Folk Illusions and the Social Activation of Embodiment4. Folk Illusions and Active Perception5. Folk Illusions and the Weight of the World6. Folk Illusions and the Face in the Mirror or The Boundaries of a Genre7. Folk Illusions, Development, and Body AcquisitionAppendix: Catalog of Folk IllusionsBibliographyIndex
£25.19
Penguin Putnam Inc Mythic World
Book SynopsisFrom Kerby Rosanes, the internationally bestselling artist who brought you the Morphia series, the next book in his brilliant new Worlds universe. Mythic World is 96 double-sided pages of pure mythical creation that colorists will love.Welcome to Kerby’s mythic world. Mythic World is a new, fantastic, and super-detailed adult coloring book from the prodigious bestselling illustrator. Colorists will find Kerby Rosanes''s new creations to be hypnotic, with spread after dizzying spread featuring mythic creatures, magical landscapes, and surprise after surprise in the details of Kerby’s ultra-fine illustrations. This book blurs the line between familiar and magical, between reality and imagination. Fans and newcomers alike will be thrilled with this 96-page book, providing an apparently endless coloring challenge for even his most dedicated and enthusiastic followers.
£12.75
Anness Publishing Magic Practical Encyclopedia of
Book SynopsisLearn from an expert (Gold Star Magic Inner Circle) magician: step by step tricks, including card magic, stage and optical illusions, stunts, puzzles, party and dinner table pranks.
£17.00
Chartwell Books Unofficial Wheres Taylor
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£7.59
Cambridge University Press True History of the Ghost And All About Metempsychosis Cambridge Library Collection Spiritualism and Esoteric Knowledge
Book SynopsisChemist and illusionist John Henry Pepper (1821â1900) lectured at the Royal Polytechnic Institution in London, and incorporated experiments, illusions and magic lanterns into his popular science lectures. In 1862 he developed a stage-show illusion called 'the ghost'. This involved using strategically placed pieces of glass and specific lighting in order to create the illusion of ghostly figures on stage. The illusion was immensely popular in the second half of the nineteenth century - it was visited by royalty, and Pepper's show toured to America, Canada and Australia. In this book, first published in 1890, Pepper details the history of 'the ghost' and the process of carrying out the illusion. 'Pepper's Ghost' is considered to be a precursor to cinema, and this book will be of interest to those studying the development of popular nineteenth-century culture, the 'entertainment industry', and the origins of cinema.Table of ContentsThe true history of the ghost.
£23.49
Arcturus Publishing Ltd EyePopping Illusions Activity Book
Book SynopsisWelcome to the eye-popping, brain-boggling world of visual illusions. This book is packed full of impossible objects, 3-D wonders, and images that seem to shimmer and shake as you look at them. Young readers and over can find out how classic visual illusions work, complete mind-bending pictures, and even create their own astonishing illusions at home. Prepare to be amazed!Includes: • Pulsating patterns• Colour assimilation• Illusions of perspective• Impossible objects Perfect for children aged 7+.
£8.54
Firefly Books Ltd Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual
Book SynopsisThis intriguing collection contains more than 275 optical illusions that appear to change before your eyes. Al Seckel carefully selected both well-known images, such as Shepard's tabletop, Wade's spiral, Ames room and Rubin's face/vase, and many lesser-known, but no less effective, illusions. Every type of optical illusion is here, along with notes about the science of each visual perception and how the illusions work. Among the baffling images and shapes are: Figure/ground illusions, in which one shape switches into another then back again; Ambiguous figures; Impossible objects; Trompe l'oeil; Stereo illusions. With illusions rendered in photography, artwork and computer imaging, and a huge variety of themes and effects, Optical Illusions dazzles both the mind and the eye.Trade Review'Highly entertaining' Jodi DeLong, Halifax Chronicle Herald.
£16.10
Rowman & Littlefield Body Magic
Book SynopsisWould you believe that you could ask a full-grown man to hold a penny for you and then tell him to drop it and finds he can’t, hard as he may try? In what is undoubtedly the most original magic book of our time, John Fisher shows the reader how, with minimal practice, he can use the marvels of the human body to entertain and mystify friends and family, small and large audiences. This book is first of all a delight to read because of the instant education it provides us with about the unknown powers we have in our hands, our eyes, our noses, and our incredible nervous system. In each case, Mr. Fisher shows the easy-to-grasp principle first and then how to put the principle to work in actual tricks. Most magic books require a great deal of study and dexterity. This one enables you to entertain people even before you have finished the book. Moreover, you never have to worry about being prepared, because you always have with you all the miraculous things you need—your hands, your eyes, and the rest of your body.Trade ReviewAn ideal source of material with which to amuse your after dinner or drinking companions. The concise, entertaining explanations may make the book even more valuable to teachers and parents. * Los Angeles Times *An entertaining and highly informative work. All of the tricks in Body Magic are great fun and many are truly astonishing. * Psychology Today *
£10.44
Pokemon Company International Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official
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£21.24
Pokemon Company International Pokémon Sword & Pokémon Shield: The Official
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£34.85
The Experiment LLC Patterns of the Universe: A Coloring Adventure in
Book SynopsisMath and art might seem like completely different worlds - especially to the number-phobic. But where they intersect, we can find the fractal growth of a snowflake, the spiral seeds of a sunflower, and dazzling abstract designs born of patterns and randomness. Here are 65 math-inspired illustrations to meditate on as you colour, from the Sri Yantra (an ancient Hindu mandala of nine entwined triangles) to a page full of Penrose tiles (two shapes that can cover an infinite surface - but in a sequence that never perfectly repeats)! These Patterns of the Universe reveal their underlying logic as they are filled in, so colouring becomes an act of discovery. Bestselling author Alex Bellos and mathematical illustrator Edmund Harriss include friendly explanations of the math that add to the wonder. Plus, 13 bonus activities at the back of the book invite colourists to help create their own one-of-a-kind designs!
£10.79
Skyhorse Publishing Scam School Academy: Advanced Lessons in Scoring
Book SynopsisWhether you’re trying to impress your friends or the girl across the bar, Scam School Academy is the ultimate guide to not impressing everyone around, but getting yourself some free drinks. With over eighty insane tricks, Scam School Graduate is the most advanced magic instruction book created to date.You become the life of the party (or the bar) with amazing tricks, including:The Jack-O-Lantern Stump them for Free BeersCoffee Creamer Flamethrower The Human BlockheadEat Ball of Fire Be A (Fake) Lie DetectorWin Cash at Darts And many more!Not only does Scam School Academy allow you to learn tricks with unprecedented depth, but there are hundreds of photographs to show you step-by-step on how to pull these clever scams off. Imagine the eye-popping surprise on your friend’s face when you summon smoke from nowhere or the shock on a girl’s face when you read her mind!Imagine knowing that in any bar, in any situation, you can be entertaining enough to spend the whole night drinking for free. That’s where Scam School Academy comes in!
£10.99
Firefly Books Ltd The New Book of Optical Illusions
Book SynopsisA mind-bending full-colour collection of 150 of the most significant optical phenomena, together with the history of optical illusions and their origins.
£15.26
Headline Publishing Group Stoner's Optical Illusions: Over 100 Mind-Bending
Book SynopsisIf you're a fan of both mind-bending substances and mind-bending illusions, then blaze your way through the trippy illustrations inside Stoner's Optical Illusions. There might not be 420, but there are still more than 100 marijuana-themed artworks inside that will make you wonder if you've smoked just a little too much. From pulsating patterns to bizarrely impossible shapes – not to mention spliffs that you could have sworn were longer a minute ago – this book will make your brain tingle before it blows your mind. Isn't that dope?Table of ContentsOne hundred bespoke artworks have been created to make you wonder if you smoked way more than you thought – or if the illusions just make you feel like you did. In this trippy book, there are new designs and classic optical illusions that have been redesigned with a weed theme, but with the psychology and science behind them still intact.
£9.49
Welbeck Publishing Group Limited Spot It Puzzle Book
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£12.30
Hachette Children's Group Eye Twisters
Book SynopsisDiscover tons of amazing illusions, and learn how they work!
£11.69
Flame Tree Publishing Optical Illusions Wall Calendar 2026 Art Calendar
Book SynopsisMind-bending and hypnotic, optical illusions fascinate and astonish. This calendar features 12 striking illusions that boggle the brain and trick the eye, from moving patterns to image paradoxes. The datepad features previous and next month's views. Printed on FSC-certified paper, with plastic-free packaging.
£11.21
Sparkpool Color by Dots - Relaxing Patterns: Reveal Hidden
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£9.49
Arcturus Publishing Ltd Incredible Visual Illusions: You Won't Believe
Book SynopsisHave your mind blown by this amazing collection of over 180 optical illusions, with explanations of how they work! From Da Vinci''s anamorphosis to computer-generated tricks of the eye, Incredible Visual Illusions showcases a stunning selection of full-colour illusions. See images flash and scintillate before your eyes, size and shape lose their meaning and the laws of perspective turned on their heads! Author Al Seckel is a cognitive vision scientist and leading authority on visual illusions. He breaks down the brain process that interprets each of these baffling images and why things may not be as they appear... Find inside:• Illusions in nature• Architectural illusions• Illusions in famous artwork• Any many more!
£15.29
Igloo Books Butterflies and Birds: Inspriational Coloring
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£12.19
Tarquin Publications Mazes to Amaze: Admire the Illusion...and Then
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£6.67
Prestel Dot Art Sticker Safari
Book SynopsisThis collection of charming animals provides a satisfying creative experience. Twelve templates of abstract exotic animals-including a giraffe, lion, flamingo, antelope, and meerkat-are paired with hundreds of colorful stickers. Readers simply need to follow the guide and create the images of the animals by applying the stickers to the template. Because the drawings are abstract, there is no "correct" place for each sticker-as long as the right colors are in the right area, the animal will still emerge from the dots. Additional pages of multicolored stickers give readers the opportunity to get imaginative and create rainbow-colored animals. This freedom to "color outside the lines" offers the chance of creativity and fun. The "canvases" and sticker sheets are detachable, which makes the process easier and allows the images to be displayed afterwards. The perfect vehicle for unwinding and letting those creative juices flow, this exceptional sticker book will find a ready audience in adults as well as children.
£10.44
BIS Publishers B.V. Optical Illusions Game
Book SynopsisOptical Illusions Game is a new game that resembles the emory game, but with three bonuses: 1. Instead of a set of two the player has to find a set of four. 2. When the set is completed, the player has to puzzle the four cards into one image. 3. Presto: the four cards form an image of an optical illusion to discover and marvel at.The goal of the game is to collect four cards that form one optical illusion. The player who collects the most optical illusions wins the game. The optical illusions in this game were selected by Paul Baars, a world famous author and expert on optical illusions. For this game he has selected a broad range of mindboggling illusions from the famous classical ones to new illusions created by contemporary designers and artists. The Optical Illusions Game consists of 80 cards and 20 illusions as well as a brochure in which the illusions are shown and briefly explained.
£15.29
Lannoo Publishers The Art of Optical Illusion
Book Synopsis"Neural networks do not understand what optical illusions are." - Technologyreview.com "Some pictures tell a thousand lies." - hplyrikz.com An optical illusion confuses the eye by pretending to be something it isn't. It both misleads and deceives the brain, which is trying to make sense of the information the eye is sending. This book presents a selection of brain-bending optical illusions featuring graphic art and photography by 60 artists, and includes an overview of the history of optical illusions in art.
£22.00
