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Hidden Photo Optical Illusion

Hidden Photo Optical Illusion
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To see the hidden image tilt the computer screen, look at the screen from a side angle, step away from the screen, or shake your head really fast. The image is almost completely invisible if viewing strait on and semi close.

I was looking at optical illusions when I came across "John Lennon optical illusion." See link below for the illusion.
http://www.moillusions.com/wp-content/uploads/1.bp.blogspot.com/_cxmptAPYR-s/Rgaa5KgQbWI/AAAAAAAAAiM/5daHyzsad5s/s400/Lennon+Illusion.jpg
I looked on the internet for a tutorial but couldn't find one. After playing around with Photoshop I came up with this Instructable.

Here is the finished file. 
 


This can be done with a photo or text. 

Tools needed:
-Adobe Photoshop
- A Photo
 
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Step 1Black and White lines

Black and White lines
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Open a new Photoshop file.
Make the size 4 px wide and 9 px long (image 1.)
Zoom in if needed to see.
Use the Single Column Marquee tool  to select 1 column of px (image 2.)
Use the paint bucket tool to fill column. Follow the color scheme, black gray(9f9f9f) white gray(9f9f9f), as seen in image 3.
Define the pattern Edit / Define pattern (images 4 and 5.)


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14 comments
Feb 2, 2012. 11:04 AMnesvesni says:
This is great !!! thank you :)))
Nov 22, 2011. 7:07 AMsconde1 says:
Hey! This was very useful thank you very much! So sweet :)
Feb 22, 2012. 7:48 PMvk560002 says:
I'm not getting properly, Please send me this file by mail so i can check
vinodkot@gmail.com
Jan 3, 2012. 8:54 PMPinksalamander says:
Can you make a tuturial on how to make this on GIMP?
Oct 31, 2011. 6:46 AMkhayath says:
hai dude , dats really good...i just wana thnk u, for this...thnk you very much..
Feb 23, 2012. 3:48 PMChrystalkay says:
You should combine this method with the double face one. It would have people really wondering what they were seeing, but liking it.

Chris
Sep 14, 2011. 6:48 PMrimar2000 says:
Interesting, but not so hidden...
Sep 15, 2011. 9:58 AMrimar2000 says:

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Currently attending Georgia Institute of Technology and studying electrical engineering.