About: Viewing distance effect

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@idthe:ViewingDistanceEffect
typevad:VisualAnalysis, vad:VisualArts, skos:Concept, vad:Art, vad:FormalAnalysis, rdfs:Resource, vad:Composition
broaderthe:visualArtTerm, the:Interpretation, the:Composition, the:FormalAnalysis
definitionThe phenomenon by which discrete marks or color patches merge into unified tonal or luminous effects when viewed from the painting's intended distance.
inSchemethe:WatercolorCriticismScheme
labelViewing distance effect
scope noteApplies when the artist calibrates mark scale so that close inspection reveals constructed marks while normal viewing distance produces integrated surface effects.
skos:altLabelDistance-dependent resolution, Optical blending at distance
skos:exactMatchOptical_mixing



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