Optical Science & Art

Experiment with light and the color spectrum by building a color wheel, a fiber optic peacock, and diffraction glasses. Learn how the eye and a camera are similar and how they are different. Build a camera obscura and pinhole glasses. Experiment with lens and light refraction. Experiment with spatial vision and depth perception with 3D glasses and an Ames room model. View amazing optical illusions involving shapes, color, depth, and scale. Learn about how optical illusions relate to techniques commonly used by artists.