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.
• 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.
Adding more contrast and details in the foreground helps create the illusion of depth.
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