Tutorial 120 - Depth with Occlusion
Added 2016-05-03 07:04:12 +0000 UTCTo go a bit further on spatial depth, I've illustrated how objects are most effectively placed spatially using occlusion, or overlap.
Occlusion trumps all other depth cues including perspective, size and color, etc.
If we want to be really certain about which objects in a still life or which parts of the figure are in front (occluding) and which are behind (occluded), we can use overlap.
This example image explains how objects closest to the eye will appear to overlap the objects that are further away.
The position of the eye relative to the subject is an important factor to consider.
Notice in the image, when the eye-level is half way down the form, the middle object is the closer of the three, therefore occluding the others. When the eye level is raised higher the top object appears closer.
