Exhibit
Rubber Duck stereogram
A classic rubber duck drifts on a bed of river stones — plump body, perky tail, round head and a flat bill. Rendered live with a fixed seed.
Reveal answer
Rendered locally in your browser — nothing is downloaded from or uploaded to a server. Stuck? Open "Reveal answer" to see the depth map you are looking for, then fold it away and try again.
Hold the screen at arm's length and look through it, as if focusing on something behind the glass. The pattern will blur, double, and then snap into depth. New to this? The two-dot drill in How to View makes it much easier.
What is hidden in this image
A side-profile rubber duck facing right. The body is a large, low ellipse; the tail flicks up in a small triangular tuft behind. The head is a near-perfect circle sitting on the front of the body, and the bill is a flat, wide ellipse projecting forward. There are no eyes or wing details — the recognisability comes from the iconic bill-to-head proportion.
About the Pebbles texture
Pebbles simulates smooth river stones on a warm brown ground. Each stone is an oval with a drop shadow and a top-left highlight, so every element looks slightly dimensional. The palette is restrained — tans, greys and soft browns — giving a quiet, tactile surface that does not compete with the duck's simple outline.
Why this pairing
The duck's silhouette is almost entirely composed of soft, rounded masses. Pebbles' scattered stones follow the same organic language. Depth 24 gives the bill enough lift to read as a clear protrusion without distorting the flat shape.
Where to look first
The round head and flat bill are the most distinctive landmarks — once they pop, the rest of the body follows naturally. The tail tuft is small and may appear as a gentle bump rather than a sharp flick. Let your gaze rest on the centre of the image and the duck should emerge as a single smooth dome.
What may be hard to see
The bill is wide but thin in the vertical direction; if your gaze is too close, it can flatten into the head. The tail tuft is the smallest feature and may be missed on a first viewing. Overall, however, the shape is extremely stereogram-friendly. In our editorial judgement this is an easy piece — a guideline, not a measured success rate.