This simple trick can be accomplished using photos or copies of paintings. I wanted "creepy pictures" for my family room at Halloween. The room's theme is "abandoned house." I have sheets on the furniture and cobwebs over everything. These pictures are the perfect decorative accent.
Research has shown that any picture in which the subject is looking directly ahead will have eyes that appear to look at you no matter the angle from which it is viewed. This is because pictures are 2D representations of a 3D world. As such, our brains ignore the clues that remind it that we are looking at a flat object and focus instead on the dimensional illusion created by the representation of light in the picture. No matter the angle from which we see it, even if it is a very skewed view from the side, we'll perceive it as a cohesive picture oriented toward us.
The alteration I'm describing adds an actual 3D effect to the picture which is not consistent with the cohesive view, making it disturbing and, thus, creepier than a static picture with eyes that look directly forward. It works by receding the eyes below the surface of the picture. The depth of the eyes allows the edges of the eye sockets (which are not receded) to hide the whites on the side it is being viewed from, just as would happen if an actual person was turning their eyes toward you.
Research has shown that any picture in which the subject is looking directly ahead will have eyes that appear to look at you no matter the angle from which it is viewed. This is because pictures are 2D representations of a 3D world. As such, our brains ignore the clues that remind it that we are looking at a flat object and focus instead on the dimensional illusion created by the representation of light in the picture. No matter the angle from which we see it, even if it is a very skewed view from the side, we'll perceive it as a cohesive picture oriented toward us.
The alteration I'm describing adds an actual 3D effect to the picture which is not consistent with the cohesive view, making it disturbing and, thus, creepier than a static picture with eyes that look directly forward. It works by receding the eyes below the surface of the picture. The depth of the eyes allows the edges of the eye sockets (which are not receded) to hide the whites on the side it is being viewed from, just as would happen if an actual person was turning their eyes toward you.
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a graphic file of your picture of a subject looking straight ahead
OR two prints of the same subject that are the same size and resolution
poster board or card stock
a sharp craft knife
a pin
markers or colored pencils
glue stick
frame with or without mat - the effect is easier to see without the frame's glass
a graphic file of your picture of a subject looking straight ahead
OR two prints of the same subject that are the same size and resolution
poster board or card stock
a sharp craft knife
a pin
markers or colored pencils
glue stick
frame with or without mat - the effect is easier to see without the frame's glass
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Sorry for my english, I hope it could be understood.
Sugeriría editar un poco, con un programa como Photoshop o Gimp, los ojos que estarán al fondo. Extendiendo el borde blanco del globo ocular, para que dependiendo del ángulo de vista aumente o dismunuya esta area.
The trick I was taught way back in the early 60's . By a hippy art teacher .
Make the iris as close to perfectly round as you can.
Then shade the eye into the socket like under the top lid and in the corners.
On a painting or sculpture or what have you. That seems to be the key.
But this method works well too.
I did a fine line ink drawing , just 10 inches tall , of Jesus when I was 18 and people used to get chills looking at it.
They would always comment with excitement .
"Wow ! It looks like he is looking directly at me no matter where I am in the room.
Just never tell them how you did it. and the magic stays with them.
That's creepy.
With the one picture being REALLY creepy with the eyes MISSING, maybe an intersting combination would be to have this depth eye moving being the default state, then every once in a while SLIDE the eyes with a servo such that they roll up completely leaving the blank eye holes.
Maybe even motion activated, So, someone sees the eyes move as they walk by, then they come back to see what is going on, suddenly the eyes roll up and they get the blank eyes. - really creepy!
1) alter all the family photos on the wall without telling my wife
2) personal hilarity ensues
3) ???
4) profit
)3 You get your butt kicked by your wife of course
4) I don't see the profit in that? Fill me in on what you meant, please!
Sunshiine