Every Optical Illusion in 8 Minutes

Every famous optical illusion in 8 minutes!
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- TIMESTAMPS -
0:00 Motion Aftereffect
0:18 Ames Room
0:39 Flashed Face Distortion Effect
0:51 Stepping Feet Illusion
1:03 Silencing Effect
1:21 Afterimage
1:39 Color Dove Illusion
1:53 Impossible Object
2:11 Hybrid Image
2:30 Ponzo Illusion
2:42 Poggendorff Illusion
2:53 Forced Perspective
3:05 Barberpole Illusion
3:15 Zolner Illusion
3:26 Café Wall Illusion
3:36 Wundt Illusion
3:48 Fraser Spiral
3:56 Vertical-horizontal Illusion
4:05 Crater Illusion
4:15 Kanisza Triangle
4:27 Kinetic Depth Effect
4:48 Rotating Snakes Effect
4:56 Ternus Illusion
5:07 Beta Movement
5:18 Phi Phenomenon
5:27 Lilac Chaser
5:47 Gravity Hill
5:55 Ebbinghaus Illusion
6:03 Stroboscopic Effect
6:21 Bezold Effect
6:33 Ehrenstein Illusion
6:40 Sander Illusion
6:55 Muller Lyer Effect
7:00 Hemrann Grid
7:07 Rubin's Vase
7:21 Contrast Illusion
7:50 Mach Bands
8:00 Leaning Tower Illusion
8:07 Hollow Face
8:17 Color Constancy
- SOURCES -
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afterimage
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ames_room
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Z%C3%B6...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thaumat...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinnin...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lilac_c...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impossi...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bezold_...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contras...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Checker...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Color_c...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_...
- DISCLAIMER -
Do not use this video as your only source of information. This video is for entertainment/edutainment purposes, and some information could be too oversimplified or incorrect. This channel's goal is to spark your curiosity and let you do your own research on these topics.

[@boysurfs]

This just goes to show how incredible vision is. The idea that you change how something is interpreted depending just on the orientation of said thing is crazy to me

[@rraahhhhh]

Aughhh

[@benjamincrew8383]

I love optical illusions where you can voluntarily change what you see

[@flyingsodwai1382]

To me it shows how poor humans are at seeing the world. And yet we think we are perfect recorders.

[@infamous7223]

Blud has a degree in yappanese

[@imjonathan6745]

everything is a lie

[@Dani-ro7fl]

Thanks paint explainer for paint explaining so well

[@ireneoriveraiii8330]

loved the part when paint explainer paint explained all over the viewers, it was like a waterfall

[@plastican]

the part when paint explainer paint explaining about paint explaination

[@SamPendentTheThief]

I love paint thinner 😋@@plastican

[@sauccy]

I loved it when Paint Explainer said, ‘It’s Paint Explanin time!’

[@JJBeauregard1]

So many optical illusions shown quickly back to back made me woozy 😅

[@ManicMercurianAstrology]

Cheaper than the bar

[@kelaidoscopekaleidoscope9871]

Yeah these definitely need to be longer. Like a hour.

[@LrielMC]

😢😢😢😂😂❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉

[@togwass8050]

My eyes are in pain now

[@EEE-1409]

Yes

[@sstrick500]

My retinal cord and brain stem are mush.

[@JS-zr9qs]

Three or four of these had me rewinding and viewing from odd angles just to confirm they weren't manipulated to match the words. A delightful journey, this one.

[@sereapple]

Thank you Paint Explainer for being a robot who draws and who explained all illusions to me in such a short timeframe!

[@renzoraschioni3886]

Many channels with this style and type of content may have arisen, but yours stays as the one with the highest quality

[@CrabO2]

fr hes the best one among them

[@MakusinMeringue]

yeah, seems he found a gold mine.

[@user-ob8vm7re8g]

True this is a new age of youtube

[@PaintMyMind]

for those who want to see the timestamp in comment section 0:00 Motion Aftereffect 0:18 Ames Room 0:39 Flashed Face Distortion Effect 0:51 Stepping Feet Illusion 1:03 Silencing Effect 1:21 Afterimage 1:39 Color Dove Illusion 1:53 Impossible Object 2:11 Hybrid Image 2:30 Ponzo Illusion 2:42 Poggendorff Illusion 2:53 Forced Perspective 3:05 Barberpole Illusion 3:15 Zolner Illusion 3:26 Café Wall Illusion 3:36 Wundt Illusion 3:48 Fraser Spiral 3:56 Vertical-horizontal Illusion 4:05 Crater Illusion 4:15 Kanisza Triangle 4:27 Kinetic Depth Effect 4:48 Rotating Snakes Effect 4:56 Ternus Illusion 5:07 Beta Movement 5:18 Phi Phenomenon 5:27 Lilac Chaser 5:47 Gravity Hill 5:55 Ebbinghaus Illusion 6:03 Stroboscopic Effect 6:21 Bezold Effect 6:33 Ehrenstein Illusion 6:40 Sander Illusion 6:55 Muller Lyer Effect 7:00 Hemrann Grid 7:07 Rubin's Vase 7:21 Contrast Illusion 7:50 Mach Bands 8:00 Leaning Tower Illusion 8:07 Hollow Face 8:17 Color Constancy

[@4Evermusic]

Cheers man

[@user-dx1qv4yz5i]

Yo some of them aren't working for me, are my eyes broken

[@bpop2148]

@@user-dx1qv4yz5iwhich ones?

[@rya12i]

times stamps are in the description

[@tendingsbrother7057]

Legend 👍

[@trueberryless]

I love how Gestalt is pronounced ❤

[@donaldduck1547]

He didnt pronounce it 100% correct but close enough.

[@wawacat6568]

@@donaldduck1547yeah because he's not german. I don't expect you to pronounce some chinese word right the first time

[@none5020]

Damn bruh y'all both right chilll

[@donaldduck1547]

@@wawacat6568 i know, did i criticze it? props for him being so close to the real pronounciation

[@Punch_Card]

@@donaldduck1547 if you hear him closelt you'll realise that it's actually an AI voice

[@iatzezesoap9847]

who else got jumpscared by Jesus

[@nimffus.]

I was happy that I saw jesus

[@patoflamejantetv_ofc]

​@@nimffus.Me too lol

[@JordanPierre-Louis]

When does it happen.. -Miles morales

[@Furry_One]

broo it qas for a split second and oh god it scared me it was almost likie analog horror stuff jeez

[@taha.z2012]

I saw amogus only

[@LazyDarwin]

My whole life is an illusion

[@thereal4815]

God loves you

[@imjonathan6745]

@@thereal4815 now that is an illusion. its either he doesn't care or doesn't exist! or maybe just maybe we are already in hell we just didn't realised! either way something is fvcked up.

[@ultimaxkom8728]

@@thereal4815 Then that would be twisted love. But who would've thought that power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely?

[@sonic176yt7]

​@@thereal4815don't be spreading your religion around here

[@dog-zt6jx]

Why is there edgelords in the comments?

[@lpsp442]

It's fascinating to go through optical illusions and see which ones work and which ones don't on yourself and other people. This video makes that a million times easier and more fun. Thanks man!

[@infamous7223]

I can feel the paint explorer coming inside of me

[@NachitenRemix]

Wtf

[@coolballer42]

i couldnt edge to the paint explorer, i exploded immediately!!!

[@h1lw]

I'm gonna use a comically huge magnet to attract an asteroid directly to your location.

[@jtgd]

👀

[@bantyrFish]

dawg why

[@geffbob8960]

Thank you so much The Paint Explainer, I feel sick and I have a headache after watching this video but it was one of the most interesting videos I've seen in a long time

[@DerangedScout]

Growing up during the haydays of KZbin has trained me not to trust optical illusion videos, lest I fancy needing a new pair of pants from a screamer.

[@stephanief5794]

no fr i was anxious this whole video lol

[@nothing-wo2sz]

I just watched 10 videos of this guy, all are such a good timepass love it you earned a sub!

[@hkayakh]

I love the way you colored each type of illusion

[@ExplainedOnPaint]

Can we just appreciate how the Paint Explainer never fails to drop fire content

[@chimbudu]

Amazing. Really enjoyed this

[@bnane42]

3:19, that example is bad, since if you look at it frame by frame, you can notice that the lines aren't even in the same spots. Still good video

[@OperaE-ne4vm]

Ive seen you all over tiktok but i could never find you until now... imma be watching ur channel 24/7 now

[@Ny-co]

GET UP MOM THE PAINT EXPLAINER HAS DROPPED A NEW VIDEO🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@iBridgee]

In just 8 minutes, my perception of reality was shattered. Mind-blown.

[@oml352]

This is an excellent video. For me of the best I've ever seen on youtube... Thanks!

[@xislomega242]

I finally found a reliable way to alternate between the two rotation directions of the dancer in the Kinetic Depth Effect. Focus only on the trajectory of the foot she is standing on. Imagine her knee is swaying left and right. When the knee is about to reach it's left-most position, look at the image as a whole. You should see her rotating clockwise (from above). A less reliable method is closing your eyes and imagining the dancer spinning in either direction and opening your eyes when her legs overlap. This is obviously hard to do because your are blocking the only sensory input provided with this illusion by closing your eyes. You rely on your sense of time.

[@pro-zp6cq]

WAIT WHAT THAT ACTUALLY WORKS WOW

[@razorblade6746]

Out of all the videos explaining stuff, this is the most interesting one

[@suvannath1631]

5:38 I saw both somehow they overlapped as if the green was a shadow

[@underwood9584]

Im so grateful this new channel exists

[@FalseRadiation]

I really thought this channel would run out of idea but you failed to disappoint

[@AnimeFridays]

never failed to disappoint*

[@theominouspigeon]

​@@AnimeFridays what?

[@HandleOnYoutube]

6:37 did anyone else see it spin?

[@mariosonicfan2010]

the lilac chaser one was so vivid i genuinely thought you had edited it for demonstration, but then i rewound and realized it really is just an illusion.

[@lisachiappetti6092]

You're talking about the green dot, huh? It is crazy how it can be so incredibly vivid lol

[@letsgo529]

idk why but as a beginner amateur artist idk its because of the tutorials or just perspective studies I didn't get "fooled" by the poggendorf illusion and the ponzo illusion(and a few others). Im fairly sure artists actually doing a "poggendorf illusion" during lineart is something that some guides suggest avoiding so yeah. Or its just an outlier thats not based on anything

[@alegendsock2581]

instructions unclear, I am now an illusion

[@Userdaniel829]

ok

[@presidualist4587]

Bro keep making videos please dont stop any time soon i want to learn

[@miser2570]

This is actually the closest thing to explaining paint this channel has done

[@thetinkerist]

Love to have them summed up, good times ❤

[@spookyghost1688]

Request: Could you explain how different paints are created? Also: This was amazing! TY!

[@Leonardo-vh4by]

this was amazing

[@asmo1313]

0:17 Woohoo that was awesome

[@JezElectro13]

This video was pretty fun :)

[@gabrieltiongco]

Earliest I’ve been to one of these, great video!

[@daggerclick-ps4cc]

slowly becoming one of my fav channels, although some are irrelevant its quite fun to learn

[@brackencloud]

Its interesting how some of these have different effects on some people. knowing more about them, or other thimgs ,may have effects. ones that stood out for me was the 'Mach bands' I found the colors more different BEFORE they touched. however, im well aware and have experienced the effect in some eye tests. in the color constancy, the only color outside of red/black/white was the blue water (and the mountain's lower part also looked blue)

[@lukatolstov5598]

5:44 Because it's afterimage + phi phenomenom.

[@xdguylolcrazyboxy5978]

For the flashed face distortion effect. I found that the longer you stare at the cross. The more distorted the faces become and it can sometimes give creepy vibes if stared long enough.

[@sugoish9461]

5:10 This trick caused me way too much misery when I had to recreate Snake in programming class omfg. I can't believe it took me so long to realize you just have to move the last part first.

[@subsandwichwithmayo469]

Up coming big channel. I just really hope you start branching out your content WHILE making this stuff, very intriguing.

[@YTCat123]

The lilac chaser works so well for me and I am obsessed with it

[@Zewind]

Optical illusions have always been so fascinating to me

[@AroP16]

I love your videos! You should do astrology, like explain all the zodiacs.

[@MM19247]

thanks for finally providing only illusions that actually work, you're the first person that only shows working illusions.

[@EVILBUNNY28]

“Look at this afterimage” Me: ok staring KZbin: you know what would make this illusion 10000x better? Yes exactly. An advert

[@markes7cc]

Can you make the alignment chart explained? (Lawful good, Neutral good, Chaotic Evil, etc)

[@kiefrichards]

flashed face distortion effect is actually the basis for the episode "real sleep" from the series local58, and if you follow the instructions on screen during that segment it will actually make people unrecognizable in your dreams for a bit.

[@TheQuashingoftheTub]

Interestingly, on the Silencing effect, I can still see the balls changing color. It's certainly less noticeable, but they appear to be flashing back and forth a bit more quickly than they were when still. I love love _love_ the rotating snake illusion. It's used in a lot of celtic art, too.

[@Tetraverse]

5:28 WAS SO TRIPPY HOLY HELL

[@Moggus1]

I KNOW RIGHT NEW RESPONSE JUST DROPPED

[@elliotgaming2148]

4:03 Paint man is such a mischievous and devious little boi!! We’ve all been tricked. 😊😊😊

[@MarinaMurua]

7:43 THIS IS DRIVING ME CRAZY I CAN'T- HOW ARE THOSE THE SAME COLOR???'1?

[@alex_dapro4923]

They add white to the ones on the top to make it seem like it is white, just with a shadow

[@Disblee]

eloojin

[@oofiooof]

the last one in flashed face distortion effect was terrifying on the left

[@4ether635]

Flashed face distortion effect mainly happens as the images on two eyes being different and while focusing on the cross , due the blind spot in eyes , our brain can't reform the images from two eyes and thus they look deformed. I don't remember where I read it but it was in a biology book when I studied in school.

[@zecuse]

2:14 This is much more prominent if you're near sighted like myself. Just stand up, walk a few feet back, and flip your glasses on and off to watch the face change! Alternatively, if you have good enough peripheral vision, put a finger in front of your face to focus on it to get the same effect.

[@ivamanral989]

Lilac disc is the coolest omg

[@proja764]

4:15 Its like I can see the outline of the non-existante bright triangle before it was shown, that's insane!

[@zeroblue720]

A video about optical illusions soon after a video about different kinds of torture. I see what you're doing. You ain't slick. lmao

[@ultimaxkom8728]

That's actually slick.

[@gaerekxenos]

Some effects happen because we have two eyes. One eye is enough for somewhat 2D visual information, but you need two eyes to see two different angles that are combined to form one composite 3D image. So the expectation for the "Flashed Face Distortion Effect" would be that it has something to do with going "cross-eyed" or similar to a minor degree, or that's how I would explain it. The "Magic Eye" illusions are a great example of this type of stuff (and I can never get them to work because I process visual information extremely flat)

[@alexmacdonald4624]

this is an awesome video suggestion: you give a few more seconds to each and attempt to explain the effect in more detail. some illusions pique interest and a need for research that this video should provide if it truly wants to educate

[@wind7459]

appreciate the videos

[@user-yh3td1gg1q]

6:22 I do not see it

[@AA-100]

I got myself hypnotised by the illusions shown in this video

[@Apexlunatic1]

This is my new favorite KZbinr 1+ sub

[@benatlas6587]

No clue if "Quick2Get" here on youtube is trying to copy your style, given the fact they are using the same thumbnail, formal and even channel description as you, or it's just a coincidence...I did check, your first available video was 3 months ago, while theirs is 2 months ago. Aside from that, great video!

[@YosheMC]

check out the paint guy lol

[@SuperS0ul]

Pretty sure these channels are just mass produced by a company, thankfully they're not too terrible.

[@velociraptorhijinks7279]

The video: This image will make things around you look like their breathing Me with AIWS: Look what they need to mimic a fraction of my power

[@TheMagnumDon]

I think the vertical-horizontal illusion happens between we instinctually assume the vertical line is overlapping the horizontal one instead of being ontop Making us believe the vertical one is the width of the horizontal one taller

[@agniusbaltaitis5615]

6:26 no? it doesnt even look any different..

[@wolfetteplays8894]

When I was a kid growing up in Florida, I used to experience the after image one a lot upon stepping inside. I would be practically blinded because most of my vision would turn purple/blue.

[@Toxic_Zer0]

why did over half of these not work on me😭

[@sonurockersonu6845]

Maybe you are blind

[@freddospegetto]

We’re both just blind I guess 💀

[@Lol-_-..]

@@sonurockersonu6845 nah they’re just built different

[@JordanPierre-Louis]

I love this thanks

[@meganekk0]

it took me so long to figure out the sander illusion, i even held up a ruler to my screen to make sure there wasnt any trickery. the reason it works is because the diagonal in the smaller parallelogram connects the corners that are farther away from each other, while the bigger one connects the corners that are closer together. i dont see anything to do with an "illusion of depth"

[@drewelement27]

You had my interest, but now you have my attention...

[@Whynot690]

There's also "The Girlfriend Illusion" which seems to happen often in my dreams 😢

[@tobidas7486]

The lilac disc was actually crazy

[@guepardo.1]

Those distorted faces blew my mind.

[@BrendanWoolwine]

The checker shadow illusion is the strongest one for me. I get they’re the same color but unlike the others I can’t FORCE myself to see it even after understanding it

[@imrantube747]

0:39 This one was used in Local 58's "Real Sleep".

[@mattedjon-veryaccuratetabs]

The Sander Illusion made me mesure my screen and I still cannot believe it 🤣

[@FurryNonsense]

None of these illusions work on me because I've learned not to fall for them

[@mellertid]

Why?

[@zyehboi5835]

wow ur so quirky

[@denissdenisson6823]

IDK what it was but with the lilac chase, i saw an effect of the green disc remove the lilac ones when it went over and after all had disappeared it remade them when it left an empty spot and it repeated. Sorry if thats not the most eloquent explanation.

[@dinoeebastian]

it's interesting seeing which of these illusions work on me and which don't

[@GoldenNoKami]

HUH, this will actually help my drawing skills

[@EmirGD8]

The Lilac Chaser is by far the most impressive.

[@CrystalCatGacha]

I would be interested to see what you'd do for stellar object/phenomenons.

[@Why_Blue]

The spinning dancer immediately triggered my fight or flight response

[@matthewerspamer6274]

It seems like the flashed face distortion effect might be related to hybrid image effect.

[@bluepolar4565]

With the Cafe Wall one, move your device around (I’m using a phone) and the tiles seem to slide around

[@GAME_0VER-AKA-DEATH]

Man I get to see trippy things on my birthday

[@danon778]

the lilac thing is the most crazy one

[@FlumptyBumpty173]

1:50 HOLY CRAP THAT SCARED ME SO MUCH

[@Aimaiai]

Motion aftereffect can be observed in the real world when you ride a motorcycle for extended periods of time. When you get off, everything will feel like its warping past you for a few minutes.

[@BuckForeman]

Aight, that was cool. Now my eyes just need to rest for the next century or two

[@AmiriHipHop]

The EASIEST way to find the illusion with the Kinetic Depth effect is to use your arrow key to fast forward/rewind the video as the woman is spinning. At some point, due to all of the rapid chances of you forwarding and going back, you will see her start to spin in the opposite direction.