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SPATIAL DEPTH CUES In an elevation drawing, we try to establish three pictorial zones: the foreground space between thesection cut andthe facade of t he building; the middleground t hat t he building itself occupies; and the background of sky, landscape, or structures beyondthebuilding. ITO ' / / / ~ 1- l ! I I I j ,L...J I I I i I I I I I I I I I J I I I I I .I L I I ·- I I I - ·' I L I I I BB I I I I I I-· l I - 1 j I .. •. I I J I I I I I I I I I I I I 1.1., I I L: ..·_. I I I I I . I I ·~ :I I I I I I I I l .. ~ ~ I t I i ~- I I ~ ~ • Using t he depth cueof atmospheric perspective, we can delineate the material and texture of surfaces more distinctly. • Sharpness and clarity of detail focus attention on the parts of the building that areclosest to the picture plane. • We draw t he contours of more distant form and surfaces intheb s ackground with lighter linew s. eight h .:_y"'-:·A':t.•-;..s---~ I ·- I I ~ I .. I I .-........... ............................................. ---.. .... --- ...... -...... . ---------.--- ... I lj ·.· - ~r~..ri;<;-·.r--~~,\J."- · --v,~- t : ·~ ": . ~ .- >l_e.~ \.,. <.,.,, 1--4-~""'t •"'-J.;~'-~· (._.. , ..."h. ....... _""".;....,..r ..- , · · ·.· . MU lTI VIEW DRAWINGS I 7l