The guide to view the Stereograms!

1. As with STEREOGRAMS learning to
see the positive in every challenging
situation is something that requires
practice, patience and discipline; and
it’s not that hard once you have been
able to see it at least once.
And when you have been able to see
one, you can stop looking for more
and more, it becomes obsessive!
WHAT A BEAUTIFUL OBSESSION!

2. HOW TO VIEW STEREOGRAMS
At first look a stereogram is similar to nothing more but a tiled pattern,
however, with a proper look you can discover amazing 3D image
hidden inside.
And it's not just a play of imagination, the
hidden image is very realistic!
Basically you need to “unfocus” your eyes and look through the stereogram.
The picture becomes blurry and doubled and that’s exactly what we want. This
will make pattern tiles to overlap each other and each eye will be seeing
slightly different image. “Disparency” in views will make your brain see
hidden 3D image.
There are different methods to learn seeing stereograms, one or another may
work out better for you, though all will require some patience.

3. METHOD 1 - FACE IT
1. Put your face close to the printed stereogram. Try to look through the image, pretending it
doesn't exist. Of course you won't be able to see anything yet because image is too close to the
eyes.
2. Always hold stereogram horizontally, do not turn and do not bend it. Don't tilt your head and
try not to blink.
3. Then start to move back from the stereogram very slowly. Your eyes naturally will try to
refocus back on the image but you will need to force your eyes not to do so. Keep looking
through the image and moving back from it slowly at the same time. If it happens that eyes
focus on the image start Step 1 again.
4. Once you can keep looking through the stereogram, keep moving your head back and force
very slowly. At some distance, when patterns overlap each other, you will notice that
something strange is happening to the image. That's a very good sign and after a while you
will see blurry levels of depth or some 3D images.
5. Once you can see blurry 3D picture, keep looking at it this way. Don't force your eyes to focus
yet, they will need some time to adjust. After a few seconds or minutes you'll see how image
snaps and becomes very sharp. When it happens you will be totally surprised by
what was hidden just in front of your eyes!

4. METHOD 2 - RELAX YOUR VISION
1. Place yourself in front of the stereogram, let's say 30cm (1 foot) and start
relaxing your vision. You can remember how you did the same when you
were reading book too long and your eyes couldn't concentrate on the text
anymore. Try to do that again with a stereogram, relax your eyes until
picture becomes blurry and doubled.
2. When you relax, your eyes naturally diverge (look apart or to infinity).
Using this trick try to relax eyes a little and then some more. This will
make your eyes to diverge on different angles. At some angle you will see
that a hidden image appears. When it happens eyes should stick to this
angle and you'll be able to see the hidden 3D.
3. Once you can see the blurry 3D picture, keep looking at it this way until it
becomes sharp and recognizable.

5. METHOD 3 - LOOK THROUGH
1. Find some object in the room, for example a picture on the wall, or a glass
on the table, could be anything you can look at.
2. Take a stereogram in your hands and start looking on the object you
picked.
3. Start moving the stereogram from low to high slowly, until it blocks your
view to the object, but keep looking at the object all the time. In other
words you need to cover your view of the object with the stereogram, while
keeping yourself “looking at the object” as if looking “through” the
stereogram. If your eyes switch to the stereogram, lower the stereogram
and try Step 2 again.
4. Once you can keep looking at the object and the stereogram doesn't distract
you, try various distances between you and object. At some distance you
will see the hidden image in the stereogram.
5. Once you can see a blurry 3D image, keep looking at it this way until it
becomes sharp and recognizable.

6. METHOD 4 - REFLECTION
1. Put your stereogram behind a glass door or window or
laminate it with a glossy plastic.
2. Turn on a lamp behind you so that you can see its reflection
in the glass.
3. Look at the stereogram which should be on the other side of
the glass or glossy plastic and then look at the lamp
reflection on it and the hidden image should pop up.
4. If it doesn't work try to move the lamp closer to you and try
again; or move yourself closer or farther from the
stereogram while keeping your eyes on the light reflection
and looking “indirectly” at the stereogram.

7. METHOD 5 - BLINK YOUR EYE
1. Close one eye and look at the stereogram with only
one eye open.
2. Try not to concentrate on looking at the stereogram
and relax your vision as if pretending that is not
there in front of you.
3. After a few seconds open the eye which was closed
and 3D image should pop up or at least from edges
of it will become evident.
4. If you suddenly lose sight of the form that is starting
to take shape when you open your closed eye, start
again in step 2.