Get ready to bend reality with art that tricks the eye! This day of optical illusions will have young artists exploring mind-bending techniques in drawing and collage, where perspective, contrast, colour and shape come together to create mesmerising effects.
Morning Session - Op Art, Geometric Patterns & Chromatic Aberration
We’ll dive into the hypnotic world of Op Art, creating contrasting designs with geometric patterns that pop. Budding artists will experiment with line, shape, repetition and bold contrast to make artworks ripple, vibrate, and even appear to move.
We’ll then introduce chromatic aberration — the colourful “3D glasses” effect where edges split into red, blue or turquoise. Artists will learn how to create vibrating outlines, doubled edges and shifting shadows that make shapes look like they’re sliding off the page. Expect bold, energetic illusions that feel alive!
Afternoon Session - Double-Take Collages & Warped Images
In the afternoon, we’ll create surreal artworks that blend reality with illusion. Start by combining two unexpected images, splicing them together to create a trippy, double-take collage that draws viewers in.
Then we’ll explore distortion techniques: splitting images in half, reconnecting pieces with dripping shapes, twisting staircases, warped grids or chromatic outlines for a dreamlike, uncanny finish. These artworks blur fantasy and reality in all the best ways — strange, mesmerising and impossible to ignore.
A vibrant day for budding illusionists who love tricks, twists, distortions and art that makes the viewer look twice!