# Trompe L'oeil

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## [About the Trompe L'oeil category](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/about-the-trompe-loeil-category/735)

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**Author:** [@AWaichulis](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/AWaichulis)\
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This category is for discussion and information pertaining to Trompe L’oeil.

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## [How to render mechanical details](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/how-to-render-mechanical-details/1044)

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**Author:** [@rhys](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/rhys)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [February 27, 2025, 4:58am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/how-to-render-mechanical-details/1044 "2025-02-27T04:58:45Z")

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Hello there, I follow Anthony on instagram and have found my way here in my thirst for knowledge! I am looking for resources on trompe l’oeil painting, and specifically, the technical process of replicating highly deta…

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## [Painting surface smoothness](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/painting-surface-smoothness/742)

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**Author:** [@sigrid](https://www.smartermarx.com/u/sigrid)\
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**Last updated:** [July 28, 2018, 5:31am UTC](https://www.smartermarx.com/t/painting-surface-smoothness/742 "2018-07-28T05:31:38Z")

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for the kind of tromp l’oeil effect that has the viewer think there is something wedged in the frame of the painting, like a banknote or a piece of paper, i suppose the quality of the illusion depends to a large extent o…