First stereogram of the new year!

[gwpriester]

Last year was a great year for my stereogram images with two books published in England, and three magazines and two Reader's Digest-sized compleations published in Japan. (This started out as a hobby!).

Here is my first project for 2005. The actual image is 8 x 8 and will be used for a mouse pad.

I suspect the people who commissioned the stereogram are going to give it to their employees as a reminder of how to work.

Can you see the hidden image?

Gary

[Availor]

Gary will you tell us what it is? I can't see anything http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

[John Rayner]

I could never see anything in a sterogram. yours is no different. Pretty squiggles tho.

[RTK]

I'm depressed again...

I can't do it! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/frown.gif The two circles works right away, but anything else... *sigh* I get too distacted by other cool shapes I see and I loose focus (or is it gain focus?) http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/rolleyes.gif

How about posting a simple clear stereogram - and what it's hidden there?! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/confused.gif

Perhaps my brain can be fooled by cheap trickery? http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[RTK]

Grafixman: Quit pulling our leg, Risto. I think you saw Gary's stereogram just fine.
--- No, I really didn't! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/eek.gif And I still can't... Freaky though! http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/smile.gif But hey, that makes Gary's stereogram even more interesting for the ones that do get it after much pain and agony (and late hours at the office...) http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/biggrin.gif

Gary, thanks for posting the "depth" image! Unfortunately it didn't help...

I have really poor eyesight, maybe that's what's messing with me? But I also get easily distracted by other shapes I see... I didn't see "focus" but I did see:

- a Viking wrestling with the skull of a dragon
- something that looked like a banana
- a man with a big watch where his stomache would be

But that's probably just me...

Oh, well... http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/frown.gif

One day... One day...

[Availor]

Mac, do you have any link to what you're talking about, I would be most interested in seeing these things in action.... I like optical illusion stuff (Actually they are GREAT idea for hidden commercial I've been working on).

My idea is to create an eye catching image (naked woman for example - always does the trick http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/tongue.gif ) and then apply text so your eye doesn't really focus on it, but on the womans image instead, so that it gets inside your subconsciousness (damn if I can spell that http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif

[cazza42]

I saw it! I SAW IT! WOW!

I've never managed to see one of these before. Thanks Soquili for the tips. I found getting my face really close to the screen, going cross eyed and then moving slowly backwards made it suddenly pop out of the screen.

Excellent. I want more!!!!!!

Carol Leather

[gwpriester]

<BLOCKQUOTE class="ip-ubbcode-quote"><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> I didn't think stereograms were still popular. <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

To quote Monty Python, devestatingly popular :-)

The small book I did for Arcturus in the UK is on its second printing and the small Reader's Digest sized Japanese compellations are on about the 5th reprint.

Gary

[Soquili]

Great stereogram, Gary. The text comes into focus http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/wink.gif almost immediately. Then the background slowly reveals itself. I really like the way the 'diamond' rises toward the text but remains behind it. The stereo image has that warm fuzzy look of knitting, more so than the obvious flat image.

[gwpriester]

I have to warn you Carol, these things are adicting. http://www.talkgraphics.com/images/smilies/eek.gif

John and others who are having trouble seeing the hidden image, here is an excercise to demonstrate how to see the images.

Stare at the two black circles for a while. But pretend you are not looking at the circles but at something in the distance behind them.

Eventually, your brain will interpolate a third circle inbetween. Once this happens, you have experienced the technique for looking at a stereogram.

Anyone interested in seeing more stereograms, Click here.. This is a gallery on Chris Dickman's site were Gene Levine, the real master of stereograms, and myself have a gallery of images.

Gary