Fake shadows that look deceptively real: art is everywhere in life

Walking the streets of California, USA,

you might be drawn to these strange shadows on the ground

"What is this thing? Where did this shadow come from? They don't look like this."

Well, don't worry, you're not the only one they've fooled.

After all, not everyone has 5.1 vision

And these are precisely the masterpieces of street artist Damon Belanger.

By observing the shadows of these objects,

and choosing the exact right positions,

he begins making his fake shadows look deceptively real.

And he turns them into all kinds of bizarre forms.

Even a single pole gets to play with different tricks; you could say it's very street.

Hmm? Where did this snake come from?

Turns out it's a little devil

Electric, electric dog? Car? Where do you plug it in?

All kinds of monkeys, huh

Actually this is my true form, caught out by accident

A three-wheeler chasing a two-wheeler? Artist, is that what you mean?

It's as if you can hear the shadow with hands on its hips hahaha, big or small

And at night, it becomes even harder to tell them apart; you need to bring out your 24k titanium alloy fiery eyes to properly identify them.

So how are these lifelike shadows created?

Let's take a look at the artist's creative process

First, choose the exact spot to paint,

use chalk or something similar to sketch it out

Of course, while painting, you naturally have to cordon off a small area around it, otherwise if someone accidentally wanders in, it'll be a real downer.

After finishing the drawing, start painting, choosing a light gray close to the color of shadows so the effect comes through

Finally, wait for it to dry, then wipe away the chalk edges and it's done!

Hmm? Did you get the point of shadow painting?

Real shadows probably feel very wronged:

Don't I deserve some dignity?

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