The National Leaders Tree takes advantage of that fascinating feature of human perception.
Instead of presenting faces separately, the artwork blends facial shapes into the larger
picture.
Your brain has to switch between seeing a tree and seeing individual faces hidden within the tree.
That’s easier said than done!
The First Impression Can Fool You
When you first look at the illustration, your brain tends to process the image as a whole.
You see a tree.
That’s the dominant object.
Because your attention is focused on recognizing the overall scene, smaller shapes can slip past without being consciously noticed.
This is one reason visual puzzles are so entertaining.
The information was right there in front of
you.
You simply weren’t looking for it yet.
Then someone points out one hidden face and suddenly you can’t stop seeing it.
How to Search for the Faces
Want to give yourself the best chance of finding them?
