You guys know what Magic Eyes are, right? Those 3D hidden optical illusion images that you have to kind of cross your eyes to see?
If you can’t see them right away, don’t worry. There was a time when I couldn’t either. I remember my dad handing me one of these in a newspaper and asking if I could see a lady on a beach. I could not. I was sure he was making it up. And then a year or so later, I looked at one and I could see it! I could see the duck. It was there. Hidden. Magic.
The only tips I have to see these (and there’s no guarantee that they’ll help) is to either put it right against your face and slowly pull it back but keeping your eyes on the center, or to stare at it but let force your eyes to unfocus/cross a little. It’s hard for me to put into words what I now do so naturally. But just work at it.
Anyways, I was procrastinating homework bored in December and came across a website where you can make your own Magic Eye. If you’ve Liked my blog on Facebook, then you would have seen this work of art I made and shared:
I’m not the most artistic, but this wasn’t too hard or time-consuming.
The site I used to make this has been shut down, but here are some other sites where you can make your own.
This one lets you draw your own. You’ll have to play around with a bit to get used to it. You’ll never be able to make anything outstanding, but you can draw simple images or write a small message. I wish there was an undo button, but I can you can just draw over your mistakes with white.
This site allows you to upload images or play around with a gallery of already-made ones.
I just found this really neat. I’ve loved Magic Eyes for ages. I think I had like seven years of Magic Eye calendars and I think they’re all still in my closet at home. So to be able to make my own now is cool.
And I’m wondering if it’ll help people who can’t see them automatically do so when they know exactly what and where the hidden image is because they made it. If you’re in this boat, let me know!
It’s funny, before I started this blog, and was just thinking of possible posts, I definitely wanted my blog to be a place where I could just share whatever weird thing I come across, but I don’t do it too often in actuality. I don’t come across that much, I guess. So I’m really pleased that I found and could share this, especially since I really love Magic Eyes! If you make a cool image, Tweet it to me or something! I want to see!
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Can you see the two seahorses here? – No I see some deformed skulls though lmao
I see seahorses and a starfish…??
Yes, you’re right, there is a starfish too. I just wanted people who can’t see them as easily to focus on the seahorses more!
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Not seahorses, I see weird looking eyes? Like hollow ones? O.o Hmmmm
Haha, really? That doesn’t sound like something I’d want to see….
Love these! Yes I can see 2 sea horses nd a star fish between and back from them as well.
Great!
I’m having a hard time seeing what they are although I do see the 3D image. It’s just nit distinctive enough. The top one looks kind of like a head with the ear showing in the right. Or maybe a watering can with the spout on the right? I just can’t make it out clearly.
The bottom one looks like it might say BIG. But the G is more like a window. As you can tell I really can’t see it clearly but I usually can see the magic eye images.
The top one is two seahorses facing to the right. The bottom one says BYE and it may not be the clearest because it is one I made myself so the technology isn’t as refined.
Did not see starfish
There’s a small one between the two seahorses!