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Trompe-l'�il, which can also be spelled without the hyphen in English,(French: "trick the eye" is an art technique involving extremely realistic imagery in order to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects appear in three-dimensions, instead of actually being a two-dimensional painting.

I found this book extremely helpful to get started. It gives you all the basics:

Shark,

Glad to note your interest in the subject. I paint many murals and room-scapes for my customers which use trompe l'Oeil painting. It is fascinating.

If you would like some more information about this subject, you can check out the Faux Painting subject on the Painting page. There are articles there.

Please share some of your experiences with us.