Color Study and Illusion of Space Artist Robert Lazuka

With crisp symmetrical geometric shapes in the foreground. the door appears as if rising up into the air, while the clearly defined pure square shapes in bright color move forward towards the front and the muted brown color recedes in the background.  This clearly defined foreground, middle ground and background design creates an excellent case of illusion of space by utilizing location, value, hues and shapes.

Illusion of Space Study artist Terry Jarrard-Dimond

With limited color and reversed contrast with darker color in the background,  light color in the middle range, and muted blue in the foreground, a beautiful landscape with illusion of space is created. 

Illusion of Space Artist  Adeine De La Noe

This picture illustrates perfect techniques of creating illusion of Space by using changes in value.  By placing dark color in the foreground and light color in the background, in addition to the technique of overlap, location. There is a clearly defined foreground, middle ground and background.

Illusion of Space Study Artist Monet

Setting against muted light pink, orange and blue hues, the small islands painted in dark color  naturally bring the image closer to the foreground. The orange setting sun with its surrounding warm color is the focal point of this beautiful painting. With excellent choice in colors and value, Monet smartly demonstrated how to create foreground, middle ground and background.

Illusion of Space Study Sunset at River

Illusion of Space Study  Sunset at River

The sharply focused tree, nets and bushes on the foreground with blurred and muted mountain as the background, the variation in size of objects whether it be a tree or birds flying through the sky, all help created a beautiful landscape with the illusion of wide open space. 

Illusion of Space Study Forest and Birds

Illusion of Space Study Forest and Birds

An illusion of space is created by using contrasting hues,  gradation in value and overlapping . By painting darker color in the lower left location and reducing intensity and hues while moving up the paper, you see white birds fly through this illusive forest space. 

Illusion of Space Study Mountain and Waterfall

Illusion of Space Study  Mountain and Waterfall

This Chinese brush painting incorporated the techniques of overlap, definition location, and value to create an illusion of space and movement. From the sharply defined pine trees in the foreground to the blurred mountain scape at the back, darker shade of black in to diluted brush work all helped in creating this illusion of space.