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DIMINISHING SIZE IN LINEAR PERSPECTIVE
A new aspect to be covered is how similar objects change, not only in size but in the relative space between them as they get farther away from the eye of the viewer. This is true of trees, railroad tracks, windows of buildings, columns, etc, assuming they are equidistant (equivalent distance between them.)
This is an easy concept to grasp, but make sure that once you understand it,
you practice it on a drawing pad to make sure it gets engraved in your brain.
Say you are drawing trees of similar size, which are also equidistant from one
another. Follow these steps: Here's how:
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Repeat the same process for as many additional trees as you wish. For this example we chose fifteen. |
Here is the result! That wasn't too hard, was it? |
Application: Both Hubert and Monet used the diminishing size principles to calculate the size and position of each of the elements from the bridge, such as arches, columns, rails, etc.
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The Pont du Gard by Robert Hubert 1787 |
The Bridge at Argenteuil, by Claude
Monet 1874 |
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