1. UNDERSTANDING SPACE, AN
ELEMENT OF ART & DESIGN
Artists use lots of tricks to create the “illusion” of depth
on a page. Color, overlapping, size, perspective call all
add distance and dimension to a piece.
3. ARTISTS USE SIZE
TO CREATE
• LARGE
• MEDIUM
• SMALL
• By using size and
proportion artists can create
the illusion of depth.
• Proportion is the
relationship of size from one
object to another.
• ie. the size of a head in
relationship to a body.
5. ARTISTS USE
• Foreground
• Middleground
• Background
FOREGROUND
• Objects are larger
• Objects are sometimes cropped
• Objects contain more details
MIDDLEGROUND
• Middle range of the image,
usually the biggest area
• objects change range in size as
they go back in space - big to small
BACKGROUND
• smaller objects closer to the horizon line
(where the sky meets the land/water)
• Objects are duller in color
6. Overlapping
• Overlapping objects creates
the illusion of depth
NOTE THE USE OF THESE
ITEMS IN THIS PAINTING:
FOREGROUND
• Objects are larger
• Objects are sometimes cropped
• Objects contain more details
BACKGROUND
• smaller objects closer to the
horizon line (where the sky meets
the land/water)
• Objects are duller in color