The Phantom Queen optical illusion sees the reflection of an invisible queen piece on a chessboard. The video pans round to reveal a clever 3D shape that aligns with the pattern of the chessboard.

but Patrick Hughes' mind-boggling 3D art takes the concept to a whole other level. Hughes uses a style he created called "reverspective," painting uncanny optical illusions of a rooms with an ...

Optical illusions exploit this tendency, forcing our normal way of perceiving things by showing us mind-bending images that fool the brain into perceiving concealed shapes, patterns, or objects ...