Exploring Illusions The Use of Optical Illusions in Art Gary B Rohrabaugh Press R E L E A S E For IMMEDIATE RELEASE First book reviews are in for Exploring Illusions book Contact: Book Author gary@rohrabaugh.com News Summary: What's New: Book reviewers and artists who have read the new book like what they see and the majority have given the book 5 stars. Who Cares: Book readers, Art Lovers, Art Historians, Artists, OP Art Enthusiasts Where: http://www.rohrabaugh.com/gary/ BELLINGHAM, Wash. - June 15, 2012 – The first reviews are in: I found "Exploring Illusions" to be fascinating... Susan Slomski I thought the book was very enjoyable and educational... Robyn Ash “Exploring Illusions” is a wonderful journey into the world of optical illusions... Mariv Photography Looks Cool. There are some new optical Illusions I have never seen anywhere else. ask David Anyone wanting to explore the genre should consider it a necessity. Lanny Little Complete reviews are available online by selecting the reviewer’s name (link)? - More full reviews are also available at AMAZON.COM . Reviewer copies of the book in electronic or printed form are available by request by contacting the author at: gary@rohrabaugh.com

Exploring Illusions The Use of Optical Illusions in Art Gary B Rohrabaugh 4.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting read., This review is from: Exploring Illusions - Paintings: The Use of Optical Illusions in Art (Volume 2) (Paperback) Exploring Illusions is a very interesting book. The writing style is both entertaining and informative. The book talks about the six types of art optical illusions; Elliptical Forms, Sinuous Curves, White Space, Motion, Edge Lines, and XOR. It also touches on how line and negative space are used in creating these optical illusions. The author of Exploring Illusions, Gary Rohrabaugh, is also the artist who made all the illusions featured in the book. I thought they were very interesting to study. Since Gary Rohrabaugh is both author and artist, it gives him the ability to share some unique insight with you on how the illusions were created. I found this insight to be both very helpful and fascinating. I thought the book was very enjoyable and educational, but as the description says, if you like nothing else about the book you will still love the illusions. Give it a try! http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A3K46XFF59QS35/ref=cm_pdp_rev_more?ie=UTF8&sort_by=MostRecentReview#R2RHW3DDDD3HXB

Exploring Illusions The Use of Optical Illusions in Art Gary B Rohrabaugh Wonderful journey of exploring illusions By Mariv Gary Rohrabaugh’s book “Exploring Illusions” is a wonderful journey into the world of optical illusions. The author has a unique way of presenting his work that I felt as if I was right there, looking over his shoulder as the artwork was being created. Every step of the way is elaborate, you can really see the process of making an illusion, and that has an effect of understanding, as well. I used to look at some of optical illusions in newspapers and internet, but not always could I see the catch. This book gives an extraordinary opportunity to be a part of the process of creating magic. I felt as if a magician disclosed all his tricks to me. Tricks which I could not perform by myself but tricks outcome which I could perceive and observe with complete understanding of initial spark which ignited them. The book is divided in three parts, and one of them is the retrospective of the authors Art of 1970ies where his story of optical illusions began. It gave me a new perspective on how powerful the illusion can be. It can deceive, as well as enrich. The last part of the book deals with vanishing points, isometric, geometric, orthographic and other methods, so this journey wasn’t only informative, but a learning experience, too. I highly recommend it to anyone interested in broadening his/her horizons by exploring illusions. http://mariv-photography.blogspot.com/2012/04/gary-rohrabaughs-book-exploring.html

Radiance Gary B Rohrabaugh Press R E L E A S E For IMMEDIATE RELEASE New book defines and classifies optical illusions Contact: Book Author gary@rohrabaugh.com (360) 676-0999 gary.rohrabaugh.com Summary: What's New: New book challenges art world declaring six categories of Optical Illusions that defines the use of optical illusions by artists Who Cares: Art Lovers, Art Historians, Artists, Engineers, Architects Where: http://www.rohrabaugh.com/gary/ Defined and Categorized Illusions New book challenges the reader and the art world to better see and understand the role of optical illusions in art. BELLINGHAM, Wash. - February 12, 2012 - Successfully converting what we see into flat, static images requires the use of illusionary tools like perspective, scale, and vanishing point. These tools are employed in varying degrees of success by artists, engineers, and mathematicians to depict our three dimensional in-motion world. The optical illusion paintings, represented in this document, attempt to reduce these tools to their simplest forms. When successful this gives the viewer a pure representation of the illusion. This success of this work can be measured in the knowledge gained by defining and understanding optical illusions. Applying this knowledge should make it easier to appreciate great art and the artists use of optical illusions. WHY THE NAME Exploring Illusions? - “Drawings and Paintings are all Optical Illusions. That said some applies illusions work better than others, like in Leonardo da Vinci’s drawings and paintings. Does the understanding of the basic tools used to make optical illusions help the artist and the art viewer get more out of the flat surface image. That is the challenge presented in this book. If nothing else I hope the reader enjoys the painted illusions.” - Gary Rohrabaugh