Interference
Gallery
Moiré patterns that uwu in 3D
Moiré patterns that form my favourite character: Alula!
Moiré patterns that makes an actual SPHERE
C U B E
The face-vase illusion in 3D
Original image for the UWU
Original image for the ALULA
Original image for the SPHERE
Original image for the CUBE
Original image for the VASE
A prototype I hastily wrote at 2am upon being hit with this idea
Meta
These videos are formed by something called Moire Patterns, where I've exploited the regularity in artifacts created via pixel aliasing during image resizing to form a sorta “second pattern” over the pattern that's already present in the image. The interference between these two patterns reveals the hidden object. Moire patterns, as I've used here, is able to reveal, in some sense, a 3D depth map of the first pattern, allowing me to “render” 3D objects.
I WILL WRITE A FOLLOW UP POST ON THE MATH BEHIND THIS BECAUSE IT IS VERY INTRIGING.