Clever and original trompe l’oeil from all around the world. A collection of the craziest, most imaginative uses of fresco trickery to amaze and inspire you.

Trompe-l'œil (French for 'deceive the eye') is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three dimensions.

Whether you’re new to trompe l’oeil or an experienced voyeur, there’s something for everyone, from crazy and cheeky little details on little-seen walls to impressive grand-scale full-building illusions.

Bridges, aliens, monkeys, parties, Harry Potter, stone steps, cash machines, cats, banquets, kitchen trees and all sorts of cool eye-trickery. Some so real you won’t believe it’s actually a painting - amaze yourself and take a look at some of the world’s best and most beautiful trompe l’oeils.

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