The colors and shades surrounding a color have a big influence on how we perceive color. For instance, blocks "A" & "B" are exactly the same color and shade.


Check out this site, if you don't believe what you see...pretty cool

 

I dont get the first one but the other ones are cool

 

yeh that stuff is pretty cool but the last one isnt... lol if u play with it a bit the right one stays yellow it only changes cause the color around it does like it states

 

and if u drag the swatch over square B its actually lighter:-p

 

That's what I was going to do; you beat me to it.

 

mrs zap has a book full of that stuff



who thinks this stuff up




no drugs involved at all




yeah rite












...zap!

 

Yeah they problably were on something that made them halucenate. Besides, who would want to write a novel on this stuff if they weren't having fun in the process? Not me. I bet whoever wrote a book on that stuff was in a white room with black curtains smoking the peace pipe and was freaking out at that shiat. They'd be like Like, Yo maaaan...check this F'n shiat out maaaaan! Whoah! That's some freaky shiat maaaaan!

 

Sorry, to me, the last one is still two differrent colors. Although they do look closer when blacked out, one is yellower than the other.

It's funny how lighting can play effects on things too. The other day I was looking at the reflections of a shiny plasting shoping bag sitting on the counter in our kitchen. In the reflection with the way the sunlight was on it it looked like an alien being standing on a "moon" with a planet in the background. I coulda made some cool artwork outa that if I knew how to draw.

Another thing is I can pick out faces out of textures like fluffy towels hanging or a wierd wall texture. Maybe I'm wierd.

 

I use this concept every day in my store. (custom picture framing business)

I was taught in design classes about how an object's color is affected by the surrounding color. This is why, when viewing and comparing student art for instance, it should be done against a white or black background. When matting and framing art, we use mat colors to work with the art itself. For instance...if I'm working with a print of a tree that has one red apple on it, I may use a red under mat with a neutral top mat. The exposure of the under mat may be only 3/16", but it leads your eye to the apple.
My store is in the Cincinnati area. If anyone wants to stop in, I'll gladly explane this concept in person.

MR

 

Are you the one who sold a piece of cheesy toast on e-bay for $37,000 bucks? (or however much it went for...it was a lot)

 

No it's not wierd...

It's called Matrixing.

The human mind will naturally try to make a familar image out of a shape or texture. It's been known for years. It's the basis of the Rorschach Test (AKA ink blot test)

Just so you know that your not wierd because of that anyway...
Now seeing aliens in shapes...
Just how familar are you with aliens?