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Moorman has a wealth of other trompe loeil artwork that can be views on her facebook page. To successfully fool the eye of the viewer, trompe loeil artists choose objects, situations and compositional devices using as little depth as possible. Through skillful use of color, shading, and perspective, painted objects appear threedimensional. The trompe l oeil letter rack with notes, newspapers, writing implements, seals and combs was one of colliers favourite, and most commercially popular, subjects.
Butterfly specimen boxes painted as multistory murals by mantra. The tools, materials, and stepbystep techniques of trompe loeil painting. The adhesive looks faded and raised at the points it crosses the thorny rose, and extra strips lay flat both above and below the threedimensional flower. The artistic technique of trompe loeil, french for fooling the eye has been present in art since the frescoes of pompeii.
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