Robert's Art Talk - Perspective 2: Using Color

Perspective 2: Using Color

03/04/08 • -1 min

Certain colors are interpreted by the brain in such a way that the items they're painted on appear to be placed further away. Usually, colder colors are associated with distance and warmer colors suggest proximity. This doesn't always work, but it can be used to add to the perspective effect of a painting or drawing.

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Perspective: I hate it too!

This is the first in a series about perspective. I tried to keep it as non-technical as possible. We'll see if I succeeded!

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Perspective 3: Contrast and Aerial

The air around us is not totally transparent. When you look at something that far enough, a few hundred feet perhaps, you will see a kind of white haze, especially in a humid environment. If you look at faraway mountains, this becomes very apparent. You can use this in a painting or drawing by reducing contrasts for distant objects. The colors also appears "washed out".

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