Creating Depth and Distance in your Painting to make it More Interesting

[Mekdam Nima]

I’ve got an interesting question about creating depth and distance in
painting from Brandon and would like to republish it here;

There are few points to consider creating a distance;
Some example including;

1. Use lighter colors at the back; which is the basis of your
question; this could be easily accomplished by mixing you foreground
colors with white; of course the ration depends on how deep you want
to push your background further. You have to experiment with mixing
colors. Another way to get background objects colors is to use
transparent glazes of a complimentary or cool gray color. The second
method needs more experience.
2. Reduce the sharpness of the shapes at the background; similar to
the camera; keep your focus on the main object.
3. Background objects are of smaller size than the foreground objects.
4. Use cooler colors for the background; as warm colors appear to
advance and cool colors recede. Objects on a distance are cooler.

Lots of sample and a color wheel tool to help you understand colors
are published under; http://www.mekdam.com/

Cheers
Mekdam