I have done dozens of Yin & yangs over the years. This is one of my favorites.
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I have done dozens of Yin & yangs over the years. This is one of my favorites.
That has amazing depth in the drawing. I can see why that is a favorite.
Ray
Excellent!
that has a great 3D solidity, impressive
Love it. The angle, depth, linework, and color scheme all make it special.
The funny thing is that the first time I looked at it, it just popped out but when I tried a second, third, fourth time, I couldn't see it anymore. My eyes, it seems, are being tricked by the undulating lines in front.
Hmm? Boy. The stereogram is basically two stereograms but each using the same depth image. The while outlines give the hidden image more precise detail.
And seem to have been confusing my eyes. But good news, this morning, after a night's rest, it all popped right out again! :-)Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
wow, realy cool.
Gary. Just a novel question. What is the best way to view a stereogram? Presently I hold an iPad very close to my nose, then pull back very slowly. Sometimes that works, other times not so much.Quote:
Originally Posted by gwpriester
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I find it best to defocus my eyes and wait for my brain to see the image - sometimes this is quick, sometimes not.. and it is not a constant for any one image, sometimes an easy one becomes difficult
too close does not work any more than too far away, we are all different in this respect
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Originally Posted by handrawn
+1
I look at the image but do not attempt to focus - I relax my gaze - after a few moments the image will pop. It's most important not to focus or attempt to concentrate - a bit like daydreaming into the distance.
that I can relate to ...Quote:
Originally Posted by pauland
The main reason why most people cannot see stereogram images, assuming their eyes are reasonably healthy, is they focus directly on the image as they would a printed image or an image on the screen. It is impossible to see a stereogram if you do this. As pointed out, by letting your eyes relax, maybe slightly blurring your vision by getting close to the image then slowly pulling away, the eyes and the brain will diverge the repeating panels into the illusion of 3D. Or something like that.
Ludwig van Beethoven, the famous renaissance artist and inventor of 3D painting, stated that it's a scientific fact that hyper intelligent, overly good looking and supremely charming people find it impossible to see the image.
On a side note: Gypsy Joe and myself can't see the images.
you sure you don't mean Bullwinkle ;)
Chris and Joe - Do you have reasonably OK eyes? I did have one person ask me if he, with one eye, could see my images, I said no.
But otherwise I have rarely met anyone, charming or otherwise who cannot learn to see stereooptically.
Relax your focus to the point where your vision is slightly blurry. Stare at the attached two dots, full size. Relax your eyes and see if the two dots don't drift together and become three dots.
If you can do this, then you can see stereograms.
Observations staring at the dots:
I used a stopwatch and can go for 50 seconds+- a few before my eyes involuntary flick around in search of something more exciting.
The only effect I see is a slight white 'ghosting' of the black dots. Interestingly, these ghosts both gravitate towards the middle, roughly half off each dot.
When I consciously try to de-focus or go slightly cross-eyed the dots do indeed become 3 as the image becomes 2 separate images. The effect is momentary as the images are in motion until they settle in the pic below.
I wear weak reading glasses for, er, reading, but don't need them for driving/normal walking around. I can read this thread without glasses, but the text is noticeably crisper with them.
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when I look at Gary's dots and defocus I can some times see three and sometimes four [all in the same box] dots
stereo vision is a brain function [as in fact is most vision] the eyes only feed in the basics... so as gary says, most people can probably learn thiis; but there are some who's brain is not wired this way, I knew a guy who's job involved using a stereoscope to view 3D topography from ariel photos, but he could never see them; his clinician said he never would, his brain had not developed in that direction.. a rule of thumb test of this would be how good are you at judging depth/distance - if you are good, then you should be able to learn... the guy in question was so bad he could not drive safely, and was always misjudging when he placed things...
I can drive as safely as any Australian and I have no problem placing things, but i am rubbish at guessing distance and areas. I can't visualise acres, hectares or even floor area in metres. My little friend trapped in the GPS always says turn left in 800 metres - 300 metres - NOW YOU FOOL! Quite often followed by 'recalculating'.
Maybe you're on to something handrawn.
Here's a screen grab of what I see Chris ;)
If I just stare and don't try to force anything, I see the pic below (which is virtually 100% accurate)
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The large border TG adds to the image doesn't help Jon. Try copy and pasting into a virgin Xara page. I find it best to move closer to my monitor i.e. 6 inches way, then stop focusing on the image but focus on the wall behind. The hard part is holding this focus when the 3D effect starts to come in. Your reaction is to refocus back again.
For the first time ever, following your i.e. Egg I've managed to see the Stereogram, thank you.
Gary Wow! Maybe now I can appreciate your hard work. :D
Yay Mick!!! My stereogram partner Gene Levine and I post a new image every day on our Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/Eyetricks3DStereograms/
Chris - The other thing is this, it's not a contest. Relax and don't force it or fret that it is not working. It will happen.
In the mid 90s I knew about Magic Eye but I had never tried to see an image. At that time I was writing for several magazines, one was Publish Magazine. One of the editors had written a review of some very rudimentary stereogram software and had posted a small image. I must have looked and looked and looked at that image for days and never saw anything.
Then maybe by accident or maybe my eyes were tired, but I saw a 3D hidden image. I was so excited.
The author of the piece lived close to our office and I said I would pay for two hours of his time if he would show me how to make these images. He came to the office and showed me what he knew which was just enough to write his article. I took it from there.
Keep trying.
I won't fret about it. I'm pretty care free in attitude and have bigger hurdles.
However, I do try whenever you post one and assume by every ones comments I'm missing out. My wife can also see your work, but she married me so I don't really trust her judgement.
You will be the first to know if I ever evolve enough to see the wonders.
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And you will jump for joy -- at least I did when these 3D ghosts finally popped out. :-)
Very cool Mr. Moderator Emeritus Dude, Sir
I have found that sometimes crossing my eyes for just a second will make the image pop, also it's been suggested "looking through" the image will sometimes work.