![]() There are many ways that artist use to create the illusion of depth in their paintings • linear perspective • aerial perspective • contrast of values • detail • overlapping One that I use most often is the angle and plane concept. The change of value on a flat horizontal plane is different than that on an inclined plane. To make a plane in your painting appear to be horizontal, the amount of change of value needs to be within a 10 percent range. More of a change will make the plane inclined. ![]() In this demonstration painting, the flat rock surface is basically a horizontal plane. The change of value from front to back is within the 10 percent range and therefore the plane appears to be horizontal. ![]() Step 1 of the painting is the critical step which establishes the change of value of the horizontal plane. ![]() Step 2-adding the background. ![]() Step 3 -adding the details. Adding more contrast and details in the foreground helps create the illusion of depth.
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