Visual Arts 10 — Drawing for a sense of depth

How do you create a sense of distance in your artwork?

Distant

            • smaller
            • higher up
            • behind things
            • lower contrast
            • lower detail
Closer

This matches the picture we have of the world.

Everything is sharp and defined.

Hover over the distant rectangle to see it recede into the distance. Note: This example does not work in Internet Explorer 9 and earlier versions.