Thursday, March 31, 2011

Illusion of Space by Atmospheric Perspective (38)

Aerial/Atmospheric Perspective
-the perception of less distinct contours and value contrasts as forms recede into the background
-colors appear to be washed out in the distance or take on the color of the atmosphere
-"atmospheric perspective can be simply described: as colors go into the distance, two things happen. First, they become cooler (the atmosphere colors them), and they get lighter in value. A dark shadow in the distance is never as dark as the shadow at your feet"


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