Student Examples

Flat Landscapes

Each student will be able to accurately apply atmospheric perspective to design a vector flat landscape.

Project Criteria:

Flat landscape designed in a vector program (Inkscape) that accurately uses the bezier tool to create different layers of shapes in the foreground, midground and background.
The final landscape uses and accuratley applies the 3 rules of atmospheric perspective:
1. 1. Objects that are closer are bigger and objects further away appear smaller.
  2. Objects that are closer in the foreground are darker than objects further in the background.
  3. Objects that are closer are more detailed than objects further in the background.

What is Atmospheric Perspective?

Aerial perspective, or atmospheric perspective, refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as viewed from a distance. As the distance between an object and a viewer increases, the contrast between the object and its background decreases, and the contrast of any markings or details within the object also decreases. The colours of the object also become less saturated and shift toward the background colour, which is usually bluish, but may be some other colour under certain conditions (for instance, reddish around sunrise or sunset). - Wikipedia

"Aspiration" by Aaron Douglas (1937). Oil on canvas.