Perhaps, optical illusion and magic are no different from each
other for both share the same effects: they amaze and fascinate
and deceive the human eye.
A suspecting audience will lose the chance of catching the trick
if you are perfectly endowed with sleight of hand skill and
interest.
Your eyes can be deceived both by magician's hand dexterity and
apparent psychological persuasion (patter). The apparent patter
of a magician combined with quicksilver hand skill is a perfect
match to a dubious crowd.
Practical Optical Illusions
Optical illusions can be carried out in front of a large or
medium size audience or can be performed using pictures
especially if you have no immediate contact with the person you
are trying to communicate with.
Pictures that visibly change their color or physically modifies
along the way to keeping a long stare at them or by following
simple rules or instruction helps you baffle your friends and
amaze them of your ingenuity.
Optical Illusion is Magic
Magic is based on optical illusion because it involves the use
of deceitful tricks that tends to help you perform the
unnatural. Some of the most famous illusionists of time like
Harry Houdini perform magic using a technique called Pepper's
Ghost.
In Pepper's Ghost illusory technique, the use of glass fibers
are perfectly positioned to create a hologram figure of the
object you are trying to hide. Special effects and the use of
black background are also critical to the performance of
technique.
In the late 1800s, Harry Houdini first performed his major magic
trick in front of a large audience by making an elephant
disappear and making if appear again according to his own
willing.
Since then, a lot of his contemporaries began making use of this
type of strategy until it was patented in the late 1860.
Magic is a type of Illusion
You can hardly separate magic from optical illusion because the
one is characteristic of the other. Magic involves the use of
tricks that involve the quick hand and the use of colors and
objects that seem to block the actual image of the main subject.
Specific productions (magic types) are achieved which shadows
the image of the main object being given attention to.
For example, a glass of water that is apparently empty is
actually lined with a clear material while the inside is stuff
with material which you may show to your audience as a product
of your magic (coins flowing from an empty bottle) when taken
out.
About the author:
Preston Houer has been involved with the art of illusion and
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Written by: Preston Houer
Magic and Illusion
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