Trompe L’oeil a French term literally meaning “trick the eye” or “to deceive the eye”, Trompe L’oeil murals are paintings that create an illusion which achieves the sense of being three dimensional or photographic realism, that fools or tricks the eye. They are painted usually on a wall, (or ceiling, floor, etc.), that when viewed from the right position, should deceive the viewer into thinking it is real.

The main benefits of tromp L’oeil murals are that they can create an illusion of a space that could not normally exist, would not be affordable to create or would defy the laws of nature. The murals shown here were privately commissioned by clients.