Landscape with a Staircase and a Balustrade

Question

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.

Answer 1

The most effective way for the artist to ensure that the background imagery appears to be in the distance is to create a value change from the background to foreground. This technique involves using lighter values (colors) in the background and darker values in the foreground, which helps to create a sense of depth and distance in the composition.