1. Note Set 5

2. Color is the element of art derived from reflected light

3. Value- the darkness or lightness of a color
Color has three properties: Hue, Value, Intensity
Hue- the name of a color
Value- the darkness or lightness of a color
Intensity- Brightness or Dullness of a hue

4. These properties of color change as an object gets further away.

5. This is due to atmospheric perspecitve.

6. So to make something look further away, you can change the
properties of the color. You can make the colors less intense,
more blue, and a lighter value.

7. You can also give the feeling of depth by adding less
detail to the items that are further away.
Also notice that the colors are less intense, more blue, and a lighter value

8. Another way to create the feeling of depth on a flat surface is the
use of linear perspective.

9. In Medieval times, drawings looked flat.

10. Filippo Brunelleschi- is considered to be the father of modern perspective

11. Brunelleschi was a well known architect of the Italian Renaissance.

12. A vanishing point is a point in the distance where receding parallel
lines seem to meet.
The horizon line is where the ground and sky seem to meet.
Converging lines (Vanishing Lines)
lead our eye into the vanishing point.