A new mural in downtown Huntsville may cause you to do a double-take, and that's what the artist intended.

The "forced perspective" mural on the side of 200 West Side Square near the bottom of Spring Street, depicting the iconic fish from Big Spring International Park, becomes three-dimensional when you look at it from the right angle.

The mural, unveiled Tuesday, was created by local creative firm Red Brick Strategies in coordination with Downtown Huntsville Inc., the city and Anne O'Shea, owner of 200 West Side Square.

There is a red "RB" logo painted at the corner of Spring and Spragins streets across from the mural to mark the best place to see the 3-D effect.

Trent Willis, founder and CEO of Red Brick Strategies, gave the credit to Red Brick's Creative Director, Dustin Timbrook, whose "unique perspective and limitless creativity made this project a reality." Timbrook enlisted dozens of volunteer artists to create the mural over the past five days.

"Huntsville is a smart city," said Timbrook. "It's time we start producing smarter public art. Stuff that forces people to stop, think, and engage. We want to inspire creativity and more projects to really showcase the kind of creative minds we have here in Huntsville. We appreciate DHI for giving us the opportunity to do this and hope that it continues to grow."

The mural was inspired by DHI's "Something Interesting Downtown" program. The program, sponsored by PNC Bank, awards grants for projects to help promote innovation and excitement in the community.

"Never underestimate the power of public art," said Mayor Tommy Battle. "Murals make our downtown more welcoming and walkable by giving us something beautiful to look at and something to talk about. A mural may inspire creativity or a meaningful conversation, and that builds community."

O'Shea said the mural not only adds life to the downtown area, but gave local artists an opportunity to showcase their talent.

"Bring your kids down to see the fish swimming up Spring Street!" O'Shea said.