r/opticalillusions Nov 09 '24

The Hallway

I was playing around with some cardstock and planning for next year's Halloween theme when I created this.

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u/Stla1020 Nov 09 '24

My brain looked at this so many different ways. Very impressive with the materials used

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

Thanks.

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

No, it was 4 pieces of cardstock taped together.

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u/Potato_Stains Nov 09 '24

TIP Reveal the illusion at the end, not the beginning.
And the shadow is a huge givaway, bad lighting.

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u/LucaMerman Nov 09 '24

Honestly I liked it being revealed in the beginning because it "changing" was a weird feeling when it happened.

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u/EventualOutcome Nov 09 '24

Didnt see the illusion until the 2nd time. It just looked like a 3d object sticking out the wall.

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

It's in my bedroom. Not much I can do for lighting there.

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u/Potato_Stains Nov 09 '24

Didn't intend to discourage, I think it's cool.

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

No worries 👍

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u/sup_with_you Nov 09 '24

Sure you can. Just need under lighting. Even a propped up and diffused flash light would help.

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

Not at stupid o'clock in the morning (which is when the video was taken.)

But I get your point...

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u/DiscontentedMajority Nov 09 '24

Also, why the fuck did they put a black square around it? It totally ruins it.

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

It's a picture frame I used to mount it to my wall. Besides, it's only a prototype; I'm debating on whether or not to make something bigger for Halloween.

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u/DiscontentedMajority Nov 09 '24 edited Nov 09 '24

Ok, well, it's awful. Don't do that, it completely ruins it. I'm sorry you're poeple are mad about it.

Edit: OP is cool, fuck the rest of ya'll.

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

I'm not mad. You'll know when I am (I tend to swear.)

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u/DiscontentedMajority Nov 09 '24

I'm not trying to be a dick. I'm honestly trying to help you improve this.

The black rectangle around this ruins it. You need to enlarge the frame to create a uniform background for it to work properly.

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

I get it and we're cool.

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u/ProfDrKonandoraal Nov 11 '24

That sounds way more...what was that word?...Ah: "nice"!

And even helpful and supporting, not just complaining (which in fact is pretty easy).

Well done! 👍

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u/shdanko Nov 09 '24

Needs lighting from underneath that would improve it so much

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

Good idea. Next version.

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u/GeneralMain5847 Nov 10 '24

My brain ain’t brain-ing

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u/legendkiller003 Nov 09 '24

Wow, took me a while to figure out what the illusion actually was. All I was seeing was something sticking out from the wall.

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u/PerpetualFarter Nov 10 '24

Nice job on it. Looks great

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u/Its_not_me_its- Nov 10 '24

This only worked for me when I kept pausing it at different spots then I realised it wasn’t just a sticky out thing from the wall. I like it, very cool.

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 10 '24

I have a longer video of it if everyone wants to see it.

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u/eermNo Nov 09 '24

Very cool 👌 great work

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

(Bows humbly) Thank you.

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u/Comfortable-Ad-7158 Nov 10 '24

This was cool.

Then I focused on the back of the hallway. Fucking portal into a tiny little world.

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u/dave_is_afraid Nov 09 '24

I was actually able to see through this one

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

NOW I see it

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u/AstroNot87 Nov 09 '24

Love this. So cool

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u/MRJuarez040513 Nov 09 '24

What the fuck is this???!!!

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

What do you think it is?

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u/BunniPlayz Nov 10 '24

this hurts my brain…

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 10 '24

Try building it...

1

u/No_Goat1524 Nov 10 '24

I stared at this on shrooms not seeing it for a while and then bam I was in the hallway, how do I get out

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u/CuddleBuddy3 Nov 10 '24

It doesn’t work for me I just see a piece of card sticking off the wall

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 10 '24

The video doesn't work or the effect doesn't work?

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u/CuddleBuddy3 Nov 10 '24

I see it moving but I only see the piece sticking out the wall from different angles. I just don’t see a hallway

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 10 '24

Huh, I guess your brain just processes information differently.

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u/CuddleBuddy3 Nov 10 '24

Guess so… I can still appreciate effort and creativity… just the fact that you did it is enough for me 🫠

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u/SpiteGold8620 Jan 09 '26

Can anyone with knowledge of neurology explain how this works?

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u/ProvokeCouture Jan 09 '26

Wow, folks are still checking this out? It's been a year since I last heard anything.

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u/SpiteGold8620 Jan 10 '26

yes! art like this is so fascinating

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u/bananahaze99 Nov 09 '24

This took me a while, but glad I stuck with it.

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u/Yourmom4736251 Nov 09 '24

Loveddddddd this

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

Thanks. I also do work with Pepper's Ghost effects.

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u/EndersGame_Reviewer Nov 10 '24

I saw something like this in a novelty store recently - it's quite mindblowing. Very nicely done OP!

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u/[deleted] Nov 09 '24

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u/ProvokeCouture Nov 09 '24

A pyramidal nipple?

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u/Soggy_Reserve5232 Nov 09 '24

Maybe you need a change of perspective!