Question

Landscape with a Staircase and a Balustrade by Jean-Baptiste Oudry

Digital image courtesy of the Getty's Open Content Program

How would the artist ensure that the background imagery appears to be in the distance?

(1 point)

Use no vanishing point

Create a value change from the background to foreground

Make the background imagery as large as the foreground imagery

Create minimal texture changes on the various surfaces.

Answer 1

The artist would ensure that the background imagery appears to be in the distance by:

**Create a value change from the background to foreground.**

This technique involves using lighter values (lighter colors and less contrast) in the background and darker values (darker colors and more contrast) in the foreground, which helps to create a sense of depth and distance in the artwork.