Friday, May 6, 2011

36) Illusion of Space by Overlapping

Placing certain objects behind or in front of others gives the illusion of spatial characteristics.

http://www.deshow.net/d/file/cartoon/2008-12/bob-ross-landscape-painting-281-2.jpg

Because the trees at the bottom overlap the water, and the farther away trees overlap the mountain, we can get a sense that the mountains are the farthest back and the trees at the bottom of the painting are the closest.

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