NOTES on the
Illusion of Depth:

"Chachkies # 1" by JRJ shadows establish planes and activate negative space to enhance 3 dimensionality.

"Chachkies #2"by JRJ like #1 but executed on rough paper and included a patterned table runner for additional believeability.

Atmospheric perspective, is used to simulate depth. It can be used with a landscape painting or with objects on a table top. In simple terms it is changing contrast and brightness as we change depth - what is called in photography 'depth of field'. As objects (mountains or apples) recede in the distance they are grayed and reduced in contrast. This is easy to see in nature, at great distance, but the same effects exist at short distances.

Illusory Depth
1. Perspective (linear) 1 + 2 point
2. Overlap
3. Detail - amount - closer
4. Contrasting values
5. Relative size or scale
6. Height - farther away = higher placement
7. Subject recognition - past experiences - give info. about present vision input.
         Abstraction can be convincing space without subject matter
8. Hard sharp edges advance - (crisp detail) - Conception and execution are very different things. A Great concept may be poorly executed

Color Perspective
A. Warm advances
B. Cool recedes
C. Intensity - brights advance
D. Neutrals recede
E "C" over rides "B"
         Intense blues will come forward
         (Black to white graded through Blue at the center - suspension bridge, with the center blue high and above the rest.

We will will play with examples of each technique in class. Think of the still life as receding in distant space as you draw the composition and plan the painting.

Demonstration of wax resist and adding brush splatter and juicy passages to a watercolor painting. Chachkies as subject matter.

"PSI symbols No 2"watercolor on Arches with gold leaf patches by JRJ

Try the wax resist process and splatter to produce a small watercolor.Simple common object or objects as subject matter.

Two kinds of homework: a painting outside of class, and WC sketches in the sketchbook.

"Experimental Drawing" by Robert Kaupelis
"Color: A Natural History of the Palette" by Victoria Finlay

Atmospheric Perspective: http://www.mos.org/sln/Leonardo/CausesofAerialPerspective.html