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There are mural techniques that actually fool the eye, if only for a moment.  Here are some examples.  You'll find other examples throughout the site as you explore the other categories.

This pot and the tile it sits upon are painted.
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The painted tile matches the tile actual tile below.

Add any element you can imagine!
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This a billiard room wall BEFORE
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This niche is actually built into the wall.
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The mural gives the impression you can go outside.

This fiberglass replica hangs on the wall.
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The objective was to bring in the rest of the car.

This is the billiard room wall AFTER
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Another actual architectural element . . .
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becomes a framed window opening!

Here's a head on view.
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This drywall column and vine are painted.
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This Vine was painted onto a flat wall . . .
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. . . as were the stones breaking through.