Fundamentals of Art 2: Wk 1 Atmospheric Perspective

   I have finished my first week in Fundamentals of Art 2. This week I learned all about atmospheric perspective and relearned the importance  of linear perspective. When I learned about linear perspective back in Art 1, it wasn't my favorite exercise to work on. I just wasn't that into the analytical approach that comes with understanding 1, 2, and 3 point perspective. However, I enjoyed learning about atmospheric perspective a lot more.  I've always been really good at effectively using value to portray a sense of depth in my work but I never really utilized or even knew about the various ways you can create depth such as using line weight, placement, color, and saturation.

   An assignment that I really learn a lot from about creating depth was this one. We were instructed to create depth by using only line weight. I didn't know that line alone could be so effective at simulating depth.
 

  This next assignment I really enjoyed. Our task was to manipulate images in Photoshop in order to create depth by using placement, scale, contrast and saturation. This assignment really expanded my knowledge of Photoshop and reinforced the importance of placement and scale in regards to depth.
The last assignment I wanted to talk about was supposed to encompass what we learned about both atmospheric perspective and linear perspective. I was pretty please with the work I produced.

Atmospheric perspective wise, I thought it was perfect but in hindsight, I do think this image was sorta lacking in the linear department. Then again, linear perspective was never my strong point. Always, I really learned a lot from my first week in Art 2 and look forward to what I will learn in the weeks to come.