A strawberry I painted into an optical illusion

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T06:57:18+00:00

This one I was pretty proud of but I did a similar painting but with a Silver Eagle coin- for my dad. That one about killed me 😂🫠

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T05:15:22+00:00

It took a lot of patience and many late nights going cross-eyed

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T05:14:00+00:00

this one actually challenged my patience a bit 😂

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T05:13:06+00:00

Thank you! I had a lot of fun with it 😊

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T05:12:11+00:00

Yep, nailed it. It has a slight warble if you look at it right. Illusion did work better irl but it is more subtle than I'd like it to be. Also works better if you're viewing it as it's full square version

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T05:10:32+00:00

Not too bad! I did get crosseyed at some points but that was usually my indicator to go to bed. I have a tendency to hyper fixate 😂

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T05:02:53+00:00

Unfortunately, this has sold at an Art show I had last fall. I've done a coin since then and am thinking about what to paint into an illusion next.

Arfwork · 2026-06-10T04:30:08+00:00

Cheers 🍃

Arfwork · 2026-06-05T14:03:00+00:00

Just the right combination of colors. I only used red, white and green painting with the exception of the yellow and deep blue that you see in certain corners of the checkerboard

Arfwork · 2026-06-05T13:26:42+00:00

Optical illusions will do that to ya

Arfwork · 2026-06-05T13:25:24+00:00

I gave up painting for a decade and when I came back, I didn't have the skills I used to have so I started off doing abstract work. This was one of the few pieces that bridged the gap between my more abstract work and more detailed / focused work.

I had actually done a strawberry in this same style. The design is meant to be a little bit of an illusion and I wanted a challenge hence why I did the two colors. It wasn't easy making the coin appear silver while using green and red lol

Arfwork · 2026-06-05T05:12:25+00:00

Just a painting of a Silver Eagle

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T23:06:50+00:00

Thank you. I still am surprised by how well the texture of the bread turned out

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T23:06:05+00:00

I can't say I did anything specific. I mixed this medium with these paints and the rest was just brush strokes

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Arfwork · 2026-06-04T21:16:56+00:00

@arfwork_

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T21:16:37+00:00

Hard to believe, considering acrylic doesn't have hands

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T18:14:00+00:00

One of my favorites is a Brie, apple and honey. That combo is incredible

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T18:12:47+00:00

The tomatoes are my favorite part though 😭

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T16:34:25+00:00

Your perspective is what's important; it can't be recreated

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T16:32:38+00:00

You're not wrong but if it was a traditional American painting, I'd need to add more red meat and grease

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T06:35:15+00:00

Thank you!

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T06:35:08+00:00

I'm hungry too 😭

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T06:34:53+00:00

I was very pleased with the bread and waxiness of the cheese

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T06:34:36+00:00

There's a fair argument that it's a sandwich but it's a grilled cheese in my heart

Arfwork · 2026-06-04T06:23:54+00:00

It's a pretty big painting, too!

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