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Artist at Work: Creating Depth of Field

via LinkedIn Learning

Overview

Learn to add the illusion of depth to your artwork with the effective use of color and contrast.

Syllabus

Playing with Space in an Image
  • Introduction
  • Establishing a focal point
  • Relating the foreground color to the focal point
  • Bringing objects forward
  • Colorizing the middle ground
  • Editing the whites to differentiate
  • Using cool tones to establish distance
  • Lightening the Eiffel Tower to fit the context
  • Using mixed media to achieve a gradient sky
  • Creating reflections in water
  • Adding final details

Taught by

Mary Jane Begin

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