Feature
An entrance to a garden area has a stair case and plant life.
Landscape with a Staircase and a Balustrade
by Jean-Baptiste Oudry
Digital image courtesy of the Getty’s Open
Content Program
Question
How would the artist ensure that the background imagery appears to be in the distance?
(1 point)
Responses
Use no vanishing point.
Use no vanishing point.
Create a value change from the background to foreground.
Create a value change from the background to foreground.
Make the background imagery as large as the foreground imagery.
Make the background imagery as large as the foreground imagery.
Create minimal texture changes on the various surfaces.
Create minimal texture changes on the various surfaces.
1 answer
The correct response is:
Create a value change from the background to foreground.
This method, often referred to as atmospheric perspective, involves using lighter or duller colors and less contrast in the background to make it appear farther away, while the foreground has darker, more saturated colors and greater contrast, giving a sense of depth.
