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Aerial Perspective - Drawing Atmospheric Perspective

From Susan Tschantz, for About.com

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Drawing the Foreground and Final Details

S Tschantz, licensed to About.com, Inc
With each step forward, more saturation or value changes develop, and more details are seen. Things “come into focus” as it were. You will be able to define shade and shadow more as well as contour. Things become more dimensional.

Remember that this also happens in your sky, the clouds do recede from you towards the horizon, and become larger and more detailed as they come closer to you. In the foreground, add details that will make your drawing interesting. Add the shadows and shading to objects. These closest objects will have defined texture.

Remember that you can use your artistic license – you aren’t a camera! What you see can be modified as you draw, using more or less clarity, texture and contrast to achieve the effect you want in your drawing.

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