Surface color from boundaries: a new ‘watercolor’ illusion

@article{Pinna2001SurfaceCF,
  title={Surface color from boundaries: a new ‘watercolor’ illusion},
  author={Baingio Pinna and Gavin Brelstaff and Lothar Spillmann},
  journal={Vision Research},
  year={2001},
  volume={41},
  pages={2669-2676}
}
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