This document discusses various techniques used in Western art to create illusions of space, including aerial perspective where colors appear duller and less defined the further in the distance an object is placed, overlap which sets a front and back, scale with larger objects in front, position with objects closer to the bottom appearing in front, and linear perspective with diagonals converging at vanishing points. It also provides examples of works that demonstrate these techniques, such as Thomas Baines' painting "Durban from Mr Currie's Residence" and Titian's "Venus of Urbino".

1. Illusions of space (Western art)
• Aerial perspective
- Colour is duller further away
- Colour & tone have less contrast in the distance
- Cooler colours recede; warmer colours advance
- Details are vague – less defined / out of focus –
further away
Illusions of space (Western art)
• Overlap sets up ‘front’ and
‘back’
• Size/scale – bigger in front
• Position – close to the bottom
of the format seems to be in
front
• Linear perspective - diagonals
seem to converge to vanishing
points on an imaginary horizon
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2. Thomas Baines Durban from Mr Currie’s Residence, Berea 1873
Oil on canvas (45 cm x 60 cm) Local History Museum - Durban

3. Titian Venus of Urbino 1538 RENAISSANCE