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.

Answer 1

The most effective way the artist would ensure that the background imagery appears to be in the distance is to create a value change from the background to the foreground. This technique often involves lighter colors and less contrast in the background, while the foreground uses darker colors and more contrast, helping to create a sense of depth and distance.