Op Art is a style that fools the eye. The style first emerged from the designs and artwork of Victor Vasarely in the 1930s. Op Art compositions create the illusion of movement when a person looks at it. When the viewer looks at them, there is an impression of movement, hidden images, flashing and vibration, patterns, or alternatively, of swelling or warping.
Materials required:
> A4 sketchbook paper
> Colour pencils
> Black marker
> Pencil
> Eraser
What to do
Keeping the paper in landscape mode (horizontally), draw a wavy line across the longer side of the paper.
Draw wavy columns vertically.
Using a black marker, draw curved lines on both sides of the horizontal line. Keep doing this until you reach the end of the column on both sides. Do this for the whole page.
You can start colouring between the lines. We picked the colour purple for all of the rows (see pictures), and then alternated with orange and green. Colouring has to be done carefully with a colour pencil, making it darker at the corners and lighter towards the centre.
Using a darker shade of the colour you’ve chosen, shade the corners some more so as to bring out a three dimensional effect.
Your final 3D illusion is now ready!
Courtesy: Rainbow Fish Studio
