Atmospheric perspective is an illusion used to make a 2-dimensional art piece look 3-dimensional. Things in the back of the painting are grayer and less detailed than things at the front of the painting. This mimics how things that are closer to you are easier to see more clearly.
The three techniques for showing perspective in art are linear perspective, atmospheric perspective, and overlapping. Linear perspective employs converging lines to create the illusion of depth, typically using a vanishing point on the horizon. Atmospheric perspective involves using color and clarity to suggest distance, with distant objects appearing lighter and less detailed. Overlapping occurs when one object partially covers another, indicating which is closer to the viewer.
Linear perspective is created by making closer objects appear larger than farther objects, proportionate to the distance between lines that recede towards a vanishing point on the horizon. Atmospheric perspective shows objects that are closer to the foreground with more detail than objects that are farther away. Realistic artworks normally use both.
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Yes, although it is a painting, Leonardo used what is called atmospheric perspective where things farther away are smaller and have a blue hue, check out the background in the 'Mona Lisa'.
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Linear perspective is about the size and proportions of objects represented in a piece. Atmospheric perspective is about the clarity and detail of these objects. Most art that tries to replicate 3-dimensional scenes in 2-dimensions uses both.
Giotto contributed to the Renaissance's use of atmospheric perspective as he showed he showed it first in his artworks. Gentile da Fabriano's Adoration of the Magi (1422) would be the first one in the period but Masaccio's Tribute Money (1426) is the first one which showed the accurate use of atmospheric perspective.
Many paintings offer an illustration of both atmospheric and linear perspective, I would recommend Looking at Claude Lorrain's 1648 oil painting "Embarkation of the Queen of Sheba". Linear perspective can be seen by the straight lines which angle in towards the sun on the horizon. Atmospheric perspective can be seen by the way the closest building is detailed and the farther buildings have less detail.
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The term atmospheric perspective was coined by Leonardo da Vinci to describe the visual effect where objects appear to change in color and detail as they recede into the distance due to the presence of air particles.
The three techniques for showing perspective in art are linear perspective, atmospheric perspective, and overlapping. Linear perspective employs converging lines to create the illusion of depth, typically using a vanishing point on the horizon. Atmospheric perspective involves using color and clarity to suggest distance, with distant objects appearing lighter and less detailed. Overlapping occurs when one object partially covers another, indicating which is closer to the viewer.
Linear perspective is created by making closer objects appear larger than farther objects, proportionate to the distance between lines that recede towards a vanishing point on the horizon. Atmospheric perspective shows objects that are closer to the foreground with more detail than objects that are farther away. Realistic artworks normally use both.
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