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Depth Using Detail
by sarah
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You can find this storyboard in the following articles and resources:
Storyboarding Tips on Perspective
By Sarah Laroche
Incorporating a three-dimensional property like depth into a two-dimensional plane (a storyboard for example) can be difficult, but there are lots of tips and tricks to help create the illusion of depth. Learn more!
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Show depth using varying levels of detail
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EXAMPLE 1
In this example you can see that there is more detail in the woman who is closer to the viewer, while the kids in the background are silhouettes.
EXAMPLE 2
The bird in this shot has lots of great detail, whereas the birds in the background are simple lines.
EXAMPLE 3
The front of the scene is highly detailed along with a detailed character, while the buildings in the background are just shapes showing distance.
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