Artists make shapes in the background smaller than shapes in the foreground to communicate their distance from the viewer. How else might landscape artists show shapes in the background to depict their distance from the viewer?
- Using lighter and less saturated colors for background shapes
- Adding atmospheric perspective, such as subtle haze or fading colors, to create the illusion of depth
- Depicting background shapes with less detail and sharper edges than foreground shapes
- Decreasing the contrast and sharpness of background shapes to make them appear softer and less defined
- Placing background shapes higher on the canvas or further back in the composition to suggest their distance from the viewer.