Distinctively Visual Analysis Essay

In the image above, we are able to see that the artist has used several different depth cues to create an illusion of depth to those who view it. The depth cues that the artist of this picture has utilized are relative size, occlusion, and texture gradient, which all happen to be specifically monocular depth cues, otherwise known as depth cues that only require one eye to be seen. The monocular depth cue of relative size is used in this image in several areas, both with the people in the image and parts of the scenery such as the trees and stumps on the ground. Relative size relates to when we know that two things should be about the same size, larger seeming images are closer to the eye, but they remain the same size as like figures. Also, when we know that two things have a very different size, parts of the image that seem the same size are farther away. In the painting, the people standing by the tree are all about the same size, and are probably the same size as the smaller seeming people sitting by the lake. However, since the people by the lake seem smaller than the others, we assume that this large size difference is due to the fact that they are farther away from the eye. We also see this relative size depth cue with the pine tree far out past the lake. In

Texture gradient is the depth cue that says that fine detail smooths out as it gets further away from the eye. At the front of the picture, we are able to make out the leaves on the trees, the grass on the ground, and the detail of the trunks of the trees and the stumps. However, as we look towards the back of the image, we see that we are not able to make out these fine details on the trees and the grass as well, as the image begins to smooth out and get further away from the eye, While this is not the best form of texture gradient that I have ever seen, it is still a pretty good example of this depth