This Will Actually Add Dimension To Your Art

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Often the secret to making your art feel dimensional isn't about mastering complex perspective - it's about constantly "telling the story of depth".

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Creating depth in art becomes challenging when artists rely solely on technical perspective without understanding how to tell a complete visual story. Many artists correctly implement foreground, middle ground, background, and atmospheric perspective, yet scenes still appear flat because these elements aren't properly connected.

This video breaks down the concept of "telling the story of depth" - an approach to creating dimensionality that goes beyond technical perspective.

Key takeaways include using overlapping shapes consistently throughout the scene, connecting foreground elements to middle ground and background through deliberate placement and detail, utilizing ground plane awareness to establish spatial relationships, and understanding that small details like a single blade of grass can make the difference between a flat scene and a dimensional one. The approach emphasizes that creating depth is less about mastering complex technical perspective and more about constantly reinforcing depth through multiple visual cues at every stage of the process.

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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 Intro
01:36 Welcome
02:19 The Story of Depth
10:39 How Does This Work With Your Process?
27:52 Check This Out!

TOOLS FOR TODAY:
Photoshop (for image examples and demonstrations)

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