Contains more than 150 colorful optical illusions just waiting to blur your vision and put your brain in a spin! This book is great for adults and children alike, and the authors explain why it is that your brain and eyes can be fooled so easily.

Throughout the book, each image is accompanied by an explanation of how it works, the story behind it – when it was discovered or who invented it first – and the details of exactly why it fools the human brain. The book includes many new and previously unpublished illusions, as well as new adaptations of lesser-known illusions. It also includes works by well-known illusion artists such as Bridget Riley, Salvador Dalí, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, Oscar Reutersvärd, René Magritte, István Orosz and Rob Gonsalves. There are chapters on the following subjects: optical illusions from the real world (mirage, refraction, afterimage), ambiguous figures, impossible figures, color adaptation, moving illusions and paradoxical illusions.

Contains color and black-and-white illustrations of over three hundred optical illusions, each with brief, explanatory text.

A collection of over 100 optical illusion puzzles, with explanations of the reasons for their effects.

Presents examples of optical illusions and discusses how they happen by looking at how the brain and the eyes work together.

Looks at various types of optical illusions, including distortion illusions, motion illusions, color illusions and afterimages, and impossible objects and images.

"Fantastic Optical Illusions is filled with visual illusions, color tricks, perplexing puzzles, quizzes, and more"--Provided by publisher.

"Incredible Visual Illusions is the most comprehensive and amazing collection of optical illusions ever assembled, with almost three hundred different artworks. You will be amazed as some images flash and scintillate before your eyes, while others disappear right in front of you. Size and shape can lose their meaning, you'll see motion where there is no motion and the laws of perspective are turned on their heads! You won't believe your eyes!" --

Filled with more than 150 amazing, colorful illusions, this collection features images of previously unpublished illusions, moving patterns and color perception, and more. Each image comes with an explanation of how it works and details of why it fools the human brain.

Selection of over 280 optical illusions from historical and modern sources.