Magic Eye Images

Does anyone remember those images filled with odd patterns that when you look at it in a way, it'd produce some kind of hidden image within it? It was quite popular during the 90's... and now I wonder what in the world happened to them.

So I went online and looked for them... of course, there they were, posted ALL over the world wide web. How could I expect any less from such a powerful source of information? Anyway, it wasn't long before I was engulfed in eye-killing mayhem of figuring out what in the world was within each and every image.

On this site called MagicEye3Ds.com, there are many images you can look through. Some of them are really cool.


This one was found in one of their pages.


It's awesome that you can see odd little images or words within a 2d image. And being curious, of course I went out to try and find how to make some myself! Nothing's as fulfilling as being able to make something awesome with your own abilities.
But I didn't research enough because someone had made a program to use online that would let you make your own Magic Eye images. It's found on a site called flash-gear.com under 3dStereogram.
I made my own and it was a little hard getting used to it, but I did indeed make one that works :)


This one is still difficult to read but I'm happy with the result.


So with that, I retire for the night. Magic Eye images (which is technically called stereograms) may not hurt your eyes but it does strain them a bit when you try so hard to figure out every image.

Also, to those who are still unable to see the images within these stereograms, the best method I can advise to use is to print it out, put the paper to your face and pretend you can look through the image and focus your eyes on an imaginary item past the image. When you feel you can do this, slowly pull the paper back away from your face without focusing your eyes on the image. You should still be looking at the imaginary item past the paper. You should be able to make something out within the image. Do your best to pretend you're looking through the paper and as if that imaginary item is moving around behind the paper. You should be able to start making out 3d shapes within the image. If you try too hard to see the 3d image within the stereogram, you may end up focusing back on the image itself, thus losing the illusion. Try again! There's a kind of satisfaction when you're able to see the image in the end.
... Unless we're looking at the image underneath.


Click on the above image. But be warned, figuring this one out won't give you a sense of satisfaction.

It's been a long while...

I must admit first and foremost that I have completely forgotten about this blog. I had created it originally to post about what it's like to work in the fast food industry. After only one post, that went completely down the drain.

I have a horrible habit of wanting to start something big and then forgetting and failing. Many blogs that I've created are great examples of this. If blogging can't suffice to be proof, my youtube account proves to be better as an evidence. So all in all, I forget about these things I start. The only exception being my Deviant Art.

Deviant Art is an online artist's community where we share with each other our art and talents. It's a pretty well-known site and I've been part of their community since 2004. I've started off much like any other teenager did. I posted "pixel art" using MS Paint. I posted horribly needless emotional journal entries letting the entire world know woe is me. I also posted some nasty sounding poetry that, to this day, makes me scratch my head in confusion. What was I thinking?

Now I approach that site a little more professionally. I have worked hard and gave my all to improving my art. I now have a gallery of digital artwork I'm quite proud of. I feature artists time to time allowing artists who just don't have the attention they deserve to have that honor. I also run Deviant Art Meets in New York City. In fact, July 11, 12, and 13 were the three days this year that I held our annual meet. The people that attended numbered many and I received a lot of positive feed back. And because of this meet, I have become the moderator to a Deviant Art Group called *ThisIsNYC.

But even with Deviant Art, I fall behind. I don't post art as much as I'd like to. The Deviant Art Meets happen only once a year (so dubbing it 'annual' fits nicely). My profile shows my desktop screen shot from August of 2008. I feel some things I can update, I really should... but I don't. The desktop screen shot, for example, takes about a minute to make and post. Why I haven't updated in a year is beyond me... and it's even more confusing that I haven't the will to make one now.

So, sadly, even Deviant Art gets neglected by me. But of the sites I keep up with, or try to, Deviant Art is the only one I visit regularly enough. I may visit MySpace, FaceBook, and Twitter daily, but there's no progress in them and it's not guaranteed that I update all of them when I go on, either.

I have never been the girl who did her homework during school. That lazy attitude has stalled me and held me back from doing simple things like updating this blog, Deviant Art, MySpace, and FaceBook. I can promise to try to update and keep up more, but I can't promise that they'll definitely happen.

With that being said, I wonder how long it will be until my next blog entry here?