Landscape with Olive Trees Vincent Van Gogh

THERE ARE 2 MAIN TYPES: NATURAL AND URBAN
First, a Natural Landscape - is the depiction of scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests
Especially when the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into an artistic composition.
Backgrounds form an important part of the work. Sky is almost always included in the view, and weather is often an element of the composition.

CALIFORNIA
William Lewis

URBAN LANDSCAPE… TYPE 2 OF 2
An artistic representation of the physical aspects of a city or urban area
Urban landscapes can have many things in them; buildings, streets, cars, lights, shops but like natural landscapes…
the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into an artistic composition.

CITYSCAPE
Brian Simmons
WINTER STREETS VANCOUVER
Brian Simmons

HOW DO PAINTERS MAKE IT LOOK SO BIG???
In both of the above pictures, the illusion of far away space is created by making the colors get lighter, duller, and “fuzzier” as things get further away. This effect is called AERIAL PERSPECTIVE

NEAR
FAR
Like this….

AND THESE…

Don’t forget! You can paint many different subjects, in many different styles, as long as you show AERIAL PERSPECTIVE.