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Art and Science: 1 Geometry and realism

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How an architect, two great masters of painting, and the author of an early textbook on painting applied geometric optics to change painting.

December 16, 2021 General, Life, Painting

Rhythm in paintings: Poplars and people

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From Monet’s rhythmic arrays of poplar trees on the banks of the River Epte to Holder’s arrays of figures, more examples of this technique.

November 15, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Rhythm in paintings: Depth and patterns

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Using repeated forms, usually regularly spaced, is a well-known technique for increasing depth, adding optical effects, and more.

November 14, 2020 General, Life, Painting

Work in Progress: Masaccio’s Holy Trinity

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A six metre (21 feet) high fresco is a major undertaking, particularly when it’s one of the first paintings to use accurate linear perspective. How was it done?

July 19, 2019 General, Life, Painting, Technology

Achieving the right perspective

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The importance of perspective in Western painting is hotly debated, but there is no doubt that is has brought about very visible change.

April 22, 2016 General, Painting, Technology

Human Interface Perspective

There have been experimental human interfaces that have conjured up greater depth, and presented projected objects instead of flat layers.

June 2, 2015 Macs, Painting, Technology

Making space: 6 Summary

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This final article summarises the importance of different cues to depth in painting.

April 26, 2015 Painting

Making space: 5 Linear perspective

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Linear perspective is one of the most controversial topics in the theory of painting, and few issues about it are generally agreed.

April 25, 2015 Painting
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