I thought this was very interesting even though it's a standard persistance of vision illusion. But I liked it a lot so I figured out how to make them out of any image you want1) Open a color image in photoshop.2) Duplciate the image onto a new layer - Layer 1. Desaturate Layer 13) Duplicate Layer 1 onto Layer 2. Turn off layer 2 in the Layers dialogue4) Invert Layer 1. Change blending mode of Layer 1 to 'Vivid Light'. You should now be looking at an image that is basically the colors of the picture without luminance information.5) Merge Down layer 1 to blend it with the background layer (The original image)6) Invert the new background layer.7) Make a new top layer and Draw a dot in the middle on a new layer so you have something to focus on.You should now have a three layer image -- background is inverted color information, next layer is black and white, top layer is just a dot. Get your mouse ready to turn the b&w layer on then start staring at your mark. Give it 20 seconds or so then click!
For a slightly more intense effect, crank up the brightness on both layers after they are all set -- You might also have some success decreasing the contrast of the black and white layer.
At first I was like, "Of course it looks like it's in color...it IS." And then I moved the mouse over it without staring and I was amazed. The colors were perfect.
floodleAug 10, 2006
One of the better ones I've seen - very effective
soccerboyAug 10, 2006
I never thought that was going to work... WOW!!!
gorkishAug 10, 2006
I thought this was very interesting even though it's a standard persistance of vision illusion. But I liked it a lot so I figured out how to make them out of any image you want1) Open a color image in photoshop.2) Duplciate the image onto a new layer - Layer 1. Desaturate Layer 13) Duplicate Layer 1 onto Layer 2. Turn off layer 2 in the Layers dialogue4) Invert Layer 1. Change blending mode of Layer 1 to 'Vivid Light'. You should now be looking at an image that is basically the colors of the picture without luminance information.5) Merge Down layer 1 to blend it with the background layer (The original image)6) Invert the new background layer.7) Make a new top layer and Draw a dot in the middle on a new layer so you have something to focus on.You should now have a three layer image -- background is inverted color information, next layer is black and white, top layer is just a dot. Get your mouse ready to turn the b&w layer on then start staring at your mark. Give it 20 seconds or so then click!
gorkishAug 10, 2006
For a slightly more intense effect, crank up the brightness on both layers after they are all set -- You might also have some success decreasing the contrast of the black and white layer.
Closed AccountAug 11, 2006
Wow! unbelievable.. -fwding it to friends right now :)
marioluigi123Aug 12, 2006
At first I was like, "Of course it looks like it's in color...it IS." And then I moved the mouse over it without staring and I was amazed. The colors were perfect.