ENHANCEMENT IN CHROMOSTEREOPSIS DUE TO EFFECT OF IMPASTO (THICK PASTE OF COLOUR)
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v14.i2SCE.2026.6727Keywords:
Chroma, Color, Stereopsis, Perception of Depth, Impasto, Thick Layering of ColorAbstract [English]
In a practice of art work, particularly while painting, an artist seems to bring about visual depth of certain areas of the painting with help of changing or altering hue using tints, shades, and tones of different colours. Here, in this paper I have discussed a property of a pair of colours causing Chromostereopsis, that is, a visual effect of certain pair of colours where one colour is seen ahead of the other colour even though they are on a two-dimension surface. At the same time, I have discussed the possibility of enhancement of depth when these colours are applied over a textured surface created with help of Impasto.
I have used experiments to access the hypothesis, where I conducted three experiments; one each for showing the known Chromostereopsis with complimentary colours, second using same pair of colours over a textured surface created with help of Impasto (thick paste) of white and grey colours. I conducted the third experiment by reversing the places of the two colours of the pair that was used earlier. Some amazing results were found, which have been noted and discussed in the discussion
The hypothesis was established both by reading on internet about Chromostereopsis and Impasto and with findings from my experiments.
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