1. Op Art When something plays tricks on your eyes it is called an Optical Illusion… Op Art is artwork that plays tricks on our eyes.

2. Op Art There is an artist named M.C. Escher who is famous for creating lots of different kinds of Op Art.

3. Op Art There is an artist named Bridget Riley who is famous for creating Op Art that looks like it is moving. Sometimes it hurts your eyes to look at it for too long.

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6. When something plays tricks on your eyes it is called an Optical Illusion… Op Art is artwork that plays tricks on our eyes. Op Art Shading Blobs

7. Start by drawing a curved line across the paper. Think rolling hill... not roller coaster! Op Art Shading Blobs

8. Add 8 dots across the line. They should be at different lengths apart. You need a dot close to the edges of your paper. Op Art Shading Blobs

9. Start connecting the dots with bumps. The dots close to the edge will go off the edge of the paper to an imaginary dot. The lines will eventually go off the top and bottom of the paper. Fill the whole paper. Op Art Shading Blobs

10. Start connecting the dots with bumps. The dots close to the edge will go off the edge of the paper to an imaginary dot. The lines will eventually go off the top and bottom of the paper. Fill the whole paper. Op Art Shading Blobs

11. Start connecting the dots with bumps. The dots close to the edge will go off the edge of the paper to an imaginary dot. The lines will eventually go off the top and bottom of the paper. Fill the whole paper. Op Art Shading Blobs

12. Pick a group of colors you feel work well together. Press harder in the corners... and as you get near the top of each bump get lighter and lighter. Op Art Shading Blobs

13. Pick a group of colors you feel work well together. Press harder in the corners... and as you get near the top of each bump get lighter and lighter. Op Art Shading Blobs

14. When something plays tricks on your eyes it is called an Optical Illusion… Op Art is artwork that plays tricks on our eyes. 1.- Start by drawing a curved line across the paper. Think rolling hill... not roller coaster! 2.- Add 8 dots across the line. - They should be at different lengths apart. - You need a dot close to the edges of your paper. 3.- Start connecting the dots with bumps. - The dots close to the edge will go off the edge of the paper to an imaginary dot. - The lines will eventually go off the top and bottom of the paper. Fill the whole paper. 4.-Pick a group of colors you think work well together. -Press harder in the corners... and as you get near the top of each bump get lighter and lighter.

15. Hidden Hand 1.Trace around the outline of your hand with pencil. 2.Draw a line along the bottom of the page with a colour of your choice. When you come to the edge of the drawing of your hand, make a small arch, then continue the straight line. 3.Fill the whole page with lines like this to create the illusion.

16. Op Art Checkerboard 1.Use a compass to draw 3 or 4 circles. 2.Use a ruler to draw vertical lines and horizontal lines. 3.Trace everything with a marker. 4.Colour in the whole picture with alternating colours.

17. Op Art Checkerboard 1.Use a compass to draw 3 or 4 circles. 2.Use a ruler to draw vertical lines and horizontal lines. 3.Trace everything with a marker. 4.Colour in the whole picture with alternating colours.

18. Op Art Checkerboard 1.Use a compass to draw 3 or 4 circles. 2.Use a ruler to draw vertical lines and horizontal lines. 3.Trace everything with a marker. 4.Colour in the whole picture with alternating colours.

19. Op Art Checkerboard 1.Use a compass to draw 3 or 4 circles. 2.Use a ruler to draw vertical lines and horizontal lines. 3.Trace everything with a marker. 4.Colour in the whole picture with alternating colours.

20. Op Art Checkerboard 1.Use a compass to draw 3 or 4 circles. 2.Use a ruler to draw vertical lines and horizontal lines. 3.Trace everything with a marker. 4.Colour in the whole picture with alternating colours.

21. Op Art Checkerboard 1.Use a compass to draw 3 or 4 circles. 2.Use a ruler to draw vertical lines and horizontal lines. 3.Trace everything with a marker. 4.Colour in the whole picture with alternating colours.

22. Op Art Checkerboard 1.Use a compass to draw 3 or 4 circles. 2.Use a ruler to draw vertical lines and horizontal lines. 3.Trace everything with a marker. 4.Colour in the whole picture with alternating colours.