Atmospheric / Atmospheric Perspective Definition

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Term:	Atmospheric / Atmospheric Perspective
Subcategory:	Technical
Definition:	Atmospheric refers to a certain quality of 2D work that involves the property of the atmosphere. Something that is “atmospheric” contains within a quality of airiness. This quality is frequently used in contemporary images. Atmospheric also refers to the use of fading and using paler colors and values in order to give a sense of distance within a composition.