Follow the diagonals: they often reveal a hidden eye, chin, or profile.
Additional tip: Look away for ten seconds and then look again: the brain often perceives more on a "second look".Behind the scenes: how the artist deceives the eye
The illusion is based on a subtle mastery of negative space.
The artist plays with gaps, knots, and crevices to delineate faces, balancing emptiness and matter to blur our perception.
A contrasting element becomes a cheekbone, a sliver of bark transforms into a pupil…
It's the same principle as the Parisian silhouettes we recognize when backlit: three well-placed curves are enough to create a face.
How many did you find?
The mystery is over: the tree hides 14 faces .
Three-quarter profiles, direct gazes, a variety of expressions: surprised, dreamy, mischievous.
Fewer than 14? Review your observations with our tips.
More than 14? You have a very good eye (or a boundless imagination, and we love that!).Bring a notebook, a pencil, and a picture of a textured tree.
Circle the areas of shadow and light.
Identify two “eyes” (nearby knots or cracks) and draw the outline of the face.
Suggest more than you draw: an arc for an eyebrow, a comma for a mouth.
Eliminate the superfluous and highlight three key contrasts.
In just a few minutes, you'll have at your disposal a gallery of forest portraits, relaxing to create and fascinating to contemplate.
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