Wall Illusion: Easy Forced-Perspective Wall Art (Without Using a Projector)

Step 3 Where Will You "Focus" the Illusion?

Hopefully, your finished wall-hanging is going to look interesting from any angle, but there's only gonna be one spot in the entire room -- and by this I mean one spot on both the X/Y axis, AND the Z (height from floor) axis -- where this image "pops" and appears flat. It's important to give some thought to where you want the "viewing spot" to be.

At the very least, pick a place where people's eyes can physically BE... not many people are going to be standing on top of your refrigerator, so why make the focus there? Try to pick a place where people's eyes are likely to linger. Maybe at "seated-in-a-chair height" in the spot where guests are likely to be seated? Maybe at "average-standing-human-eye height" from where guests pause immediately after closing your front door behind them? Pick a place that suits your specific application and one that's going to look killer to you and the people likely to be viewing it.

I decided to put the focus at the head of my bed. The following schematic is overly-detailed and absolutely not necessary for you to make for your project. It is presented here for illustrative purposes only.