A pretty wild optical illusion

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I’m pretty sure artists have been aware of this phenomenon for (at least) centuries and relied on it in their works.

Yeah, it’s simultaneous contrast, works on both value and color. I was taught to use it in first year design class.

This guy covers largely the same thing. He does it with pieces of colored paper, we did it with gouache.

Simultaneous Contrast: Relativity of Color