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 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 (colors) for the background and darker values for the foreground, which creates a sense of depth and distance in the composition.
