The distance between near and far has been accurately shown with the brushwork throughout the hand scroll. Fidelity to the object in portraying forms is shown by the delicate shapes and line work. The bridge is the focal point and draws your eye across the river and up the road where people are walking down to the bridge which is known as the Rainbow Bridge. Conformity in applying color layers, tones, values and shading depict the spring season. Precise coloring is soft but eye catching. The greens of the trees and the grasses greening up from the golden color of the winter’s dead grass show spring’s arrival. The colors are varied in their tone and hues, highlights are added to the center of the shore across the river and the underneath side of the bridge is almost white which makes the shape and size stand out. The proper planning in placing the items in the composition show space and depth and also perspective. I enjoy the overall composition; depth is shown as the buildings get smaller and less detailed as the painting goes back into the distance and the use of parallel projection in shown. Iintricate and realistic scenes are placed in the foreground, while the background shows vast and
The distance between near and far has been accurately shown with the brushwork throughout the hand scroll. Fidelity to the object in portraying forms is shown by the delicate shapes and line work. The bridge is the focal point and draws your eye across the river and up the road where people are walking down to the bridge which is known as the Rainbow Bridge. Conformity in applying color layers, tones, values and shading depict the spring season. Precise coloring is soft but eye catching. The greens of the trees and the grasses greening up from the golden color of the winter’s dead grass show spring’s arrival. The colors are varied in their tone and hues, highlights are added to the center of the shore across the river and the underneath side of the bridge is almost white which makes the shape and size stand out. The proper planning in placing the items in the composition show space and depth and also perspective. I enjoy the overall composition; depth is shown as the buildings get smaller and less detailed as the painting goes back into the distance and the use of parallel projection in shown. Iintricate and realistic scenes are placed in the foreground, while the background shows vast and