Page 725 - Atlas of Creation Volume 3

CREATING A PICTURE WITH DEPTH ON

A TWO DIMENSIONAL SURFACE

There is a very realistic depth in all of these pictures. A three-dimensional view with depth can be formed on a two-dimen-
sional canvas by making use of shade, perspective and light. This element of realism can be increased depending on the abil-
ity of the painter. The same can be said for our own sight perception as well, as the vision that reaches the retina in fact
exists in two dimensions. However, the images reaching each of our eyes become a single image, so that our brain perceives a
three-dimensional image with depth.