The role of the Gestalt principle of similarity in the watercolor illusion

Spatial Vision

Volumn 18, Issue 2 SPEC. ISS., 2005, Pages 185-207

  Pinna, Baingio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Border ownership; FACADE model; Figure ground segregation; Gestalt principle of similarity; Watercolor illusion

Indexed keywords

BOUNDARY CONDITIONS; COLOR; LUMINESCENCE; SURFACES; WATER;

BORDER OWNERSHIP; COLORATION; FACADE MODEL; FIGURE-GROUND SEGREGATION; GESTALT PRINCIPLE OF SIMILARITY; WATERCOLOR ILLUSION;

VISION;

ARTICLE; COLOR; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GESTALT THERAPY; HUMAN; PAINTING; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; VISUAL ILLUSION;

COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; GESTALT THEORY; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PAINTINGS;

EID: 17044410192     PISSN: 01691015     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/1568568053320639     Document Type: Review

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