Ambiguous figure/ground
this is a worn down chipped paint stain. The floor’s paint has worn down over a few years and the original paint of the floor is showing through. This is an organic shape. It is ambiguous because the figure is unclear. The stain is ambiguous because it doesn’t have a precise uniform shape.
Obvious (stable) figure/ground
this is a leaf on the sidewalk and it was blown off by the wind from when it used to be on a branch. This is an organic shape. It is obvious (stable) because the figure is can be seen clearly. The leaf is obvious because it is clearly distinguished from the background.
Obvious (stable) figure/ground This is a blueberry stuck in a crack on the sidewalk. It was dropped and left on the ground by a person. It is a geometric shape because it has a precise uniform circle shape. It is obvious (stable) because it can easily be distinguished from the background.
Ambiguous figure/ground
this is a worn down paint stain on the sidewalk. It is a organic shape because it doesn’t have a precise uniform shape. It is ambiguous because the figure cannot be distinguished from its background.
Obvious (stable) figure/ground
this is a red paint stain on the floor. The drop dripped onto the floor. It is an organic shape since it doesn’t have a precise shape. It is obvious (stable) because the figure can be distinguished from the background.
Ambiguous figure/ground
This is a big white paint stain on the table. The table was accidentally painted on. It is an organic shape because it doesn’t have a precise clear shape. It is ambiguous because the figure cannot be distinguished clearly from the background.
