Art 353, Proj2 Reflective Essay

This image is a good example of the use of color to give an illusion of depth. The foreground contains a large amount of warmer colors while the objects closer to the mid-ground and background contain cooler colors the closer they get to the background.The objects in the foreground also contain far more detail than the mid-ground and background, with the background containing very little detail. The buildings also become progressively larger as they get closer to the foreground to give a feeling of scale.


The main way this image creates an illusion of scale and depth is in the use of the huge structure along side a number of smaller ruined structures or a large landscape. The image has a very strong feeling of depth using a strong contrast between the foreground, mid-ground, and background. The structures become harder to see as they get farther into the mid-ground and background.

The objects in the foreground also contain warmer colors as the objects farther back contain more cool colors the farther back they are. Although the entire image contains mostly cool colors giving it a cold feeling. The objects closer to the foreground also contain much more detail than the objects farther back.

This image gives an illusion of scale and contrast by showing a large structure in the foreground and having the structures farther behind shrinking in size as they move towards the background. The structures also become far less detailed as they move to the background while the structure in the foreground has significant detail.