You may need your sunglasses to travel through this site.

 

The optical illusions in art have mystified viewers for many years. Many of us are familiar with some of the "Op Art" images but know little about who created them and how they managed to trick our eyes.

This web quest is designed to send you traveling through the different styles of optical art and teach you about the artists who created such illusions.

Here you will also learn about the "special effects" created and perhaps see how they are applied to many areas such as animated graphics and in the illusions seen on the movie screen.

 

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Your Guide 

You will begin a journey which starts on the next page of this web quest.

To navigate through the pages you will have certain icons to help you.

• There are three spinning balls at the top of this page. Look for this icon on all the pages for they will be links to other sites and pages within this quest. Those at the bottom of each page will take you back - home - next in that order.

• You will see an animated book on each page. This signifies a clue to what you will be looking for to reach your final destination.

• If you see a golden key you will want to click on it as it leads to more information that might help you on your journey. 

• You might also find set of books on any given page. This usually indicates useful information such as definitions or examples. Click on the one above to learn the definition of optical art. 

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Keep in mind that the pages of this quest and many of those you will be traveling to are graphic intense and may take some time to load. Have patience. The wait will well be worth it.

At the end of your journey there will be a test to see how successful your aventure has been. 

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More Clues

 

There are other clues within a few of the pages.

• Some of the backgrounds are optical illusions in themselves. For instance. If you stare at one spot on the background of this page you will notice that the intersections seem to fill with dark squares.

• Sometimes a portion of a painting you are looking for will appear on the page as a clue.

 

 

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Information & Resources

 

Here is a list of other useful information and resources for teachers and students.

Book  & reference lists

 

Related links

 

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Lesson Plans

Related Lesson Plans & Activities

 

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