6. Detail & Pattern

I wanted to conclude our examination of the principles of depth by showing you how the manifestation of detail can emphasise an impression of space on the picture plane. Informed by the limitations of our own vision, we expect to see more detail and clarity in the nearby elements of a picture, and less detail and clarity in the distant elements.

By introducing more individual expression to close subjects and allowing distant subjects to recede, first into repeating pattern, then into shapes of unified tone or colour, we