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Cristina Bello

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I would like to get some depth on some of the trees. And some volume as well on those in the foreground. Any help please? Shall I darken or brighten the background? Thank you for any advice. I am happy with the colours but i feel that the picture is too "flat"...

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Andrew Smith

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Hi Christina,  The simplest way to push the background back is to lighten it, and add more colour in the foreground, and differentiate the colour, light within the trees to give them depth, God bless, Andy 
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Use the darkest blue, you have used in the background and use it to darken the foreground,  either as a flat wash or to suggest even more trees out of view. Undulate the shadow/s to reflect an uneven surface for extra effect. Hope this helps.

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The illusion of depth is created by using tonal values rather than simply relying on colour, and you’re right, this is flat! Objects on the horizon need to be lighter in value/tone and leaning towards blue hues. The foreground will be the darkest value, the middle distance somewhere in between the two. Think of it as if you were doing a mono painting using just black and white - light greys on the horizon, 100% black in the foreground, a mix of both for the middle distance. Straight away you will have created an illusion of depth, it really is as simple as that!  Every colour has a tonal value, you may think about buying a grey scale & value finder to help you, they’re only a few pounds.

Cristina Bello

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Hi Christina,  The simplest way to push the background back is to lighten it, and add more colour in the foreground, and differentiate the colour, light within the trees to give them depth, God bless, Andy 
Andrew Smith on 23/01/2021 06:38:27

Cristina Bello

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Hi Christina,  The simplest way to push the background back is to lighten it, and add more colour in the foreground, and differentiate the colour, light within the trees to give them depth, God bless, Andy 
Andrew Smith on 23/01/2021 06:38:27

Cristina Bello

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Thank you Andrew for your suggestion!

Cristina Bello

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Use the darkest blue, you have used in the background and use it to darken the foreground,  either as a flat wash or to suggest even more trees out of view. Undulate the shadow/s to reflect an uneven surface for extra effect. Hope this helps.
C Jones on 23/01/2021 07:32:20

Cristina Bello

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Use the darkest blue, you have used in the background and use it to darken the foreground,  either as a flat wash or to suggest even more trees out of view. Undulate the shadow/s to reflect an uneven surface for extra effect. Hope this helps.
C Jones on 23/01/2021 07:32:20
Use the darkest blue, you have used in the background and use it to darken the foreground,  either as a flat wash or to suggest even more trees out of view. Undulate the shadow/s to reflect an uneven surface for extra effect. Hope this helps.
C Jones on 23/01/2021 07:32:20

Cristina Bello

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Thank you so much!

Cristina Bello

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The illusion of depth is created by using tonal values rather than simply relying on colour, and you’re right, this is flat! Objects on the horizon need to be lighter in value/tone and leaning towards blue hues. The foreground will be the darkest value, the middle distance somewhere in between the two. Think of it as if you were doing a mono painting using just black and white - light greys on the horizon, 100% black in the foreground, a mix of both for the middle distance. Straight away you will have created an illusion of depth, it really is as simple as that!  Every colour has a tonal value, you may think about buying a grey scale & value finder to help you, they’re only a few pounds.
Alan Bickley on 23/01/2021 08:09:37

Cristina Bello

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Thank you! I´ll try to do my best!
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