Also through this influence came an awareness of atmospheric perspective and the observation of the way distant things are affected by light.
This is why the method is often applied to soften and diffuse distant objects or hills, as in atmospheric perspective.
The distant landscape on this page is a masterly exercise in atmospheric perspective, one of the chief lessons learned from European art.
The Synchromists avoided using atmospheric perspective or line, relying solely on color and shape to express form.
Since atmospheric perspective is disregarded also, the furthest buildings appear to be placed above rather than behind the ones in the foreground.
Durer uses atmospheric perspective to create the illusion of space by depicting the mountains with less detail the farther away they are supposed to be.
The brain is accustomed to seeing terrestrially-sized objects in a horizontal direction and also as they are affected by atmospheric perspective, according to Schopenhauer.
"We talk about warm and cool, dark and light, atmospheric perspective and seeing the temperature of shadows," she said.
Aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective refers to the effect the atmosphere has on the appearance of an object as it is viewed from a distance.
Aerial perspective or atmospheric perspective is the effect on the appearance of an object by the atmosphere between it and a viewer.