Ishihara Tests

Ishiara tests are a series of standardised coloured dots that appear in seemingly randomised colours and sizes. Within the pattern of dots there is a number or shape which is clearly visible to those without a vision defect. They were initially developed by Shinobu Ishihara, a professor at the University of Tokyo in 1917. I love the similarity that these tests have with the style of Kusama and wanted to try combining the two styles.

I first started off by making my own ishihara test using the number 17.

  1. Drawing

  2. Gouache

  3. Colour Adaptations

    Hover over the image to see how different colourblindnesses see this image

    ishihara colour blindness test
    ishihara colour blindness test