According to legend, trompe l'oeil originated in a competition between artists Zeuxis and Parrhasius in ancient Greece. Zeuxis painted such lavishly appetizing grapes that birds tried to eat them.

No, it's not your eyes -- these are fashion illusions. Translating to "trick the eye," trompe l'oiel is a centuries old technique of making the 2-d look 3-d. Popular in design in the 70's, the look is ...

Trompe l’oeil (literally “to deceive the eye”) is an ancient technique whereby a painter creates a visual illusion via a trick of perspective. French street artist Patrick Commecy is a modern master ...

Even for the most talented artists, the trompe l'oeil is one of the most difficult techniques to master. The painter has to create three dimensions out of two, constructing an illusion, tricking the ...

Stephen E. Price specializes in trompe l’oeil paintings, which he creates in county businesses. At Fig Good Food in Atascadero, above, he works on a painting of a wallet.

Mika Horibuchi’s paintings trick the mind into seeing what is not quite there. At first glance they’re nothing more than romanticized watercolors of landscapes or still lifes of fruit and flowers. The ...