Trompe l’oeil Painting Molding and Ornament by Marc Potocsky
Trompe l’oeil Painting Molding and Ornament by Marc Potocsky
One of the most prominent features of Trompe loeil painting historically has been painted architecture , molding and bas relief ornament. Trompe loeil molding done correctly, tricks the eye into thinking that a surface, i.e., flat wall has 3 dimensions. Trompe l’oeil Painting.
Trompe l’oeil (Pronounced- Trump loy) literally translates from French to mean “fools the eye.” Hard to paint, the trompe l’oeil piece requires meticulous attention to detail on the part of the artist. Proper sizing and every detail, nuance of light and gradation of color must be skillfully incorporated in order to make the two-dimensional work appear to be three-dimensional.
As a decorative painter this one of my favorite techniques. Stay tuned for other upcoming articles on trompe loeil painting.
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Trompe-l’œil (French for deceive the eye, pronounced [tʁɔ̃p lœj]), which can also be spelled without the hyphen and ligature in English as trompe l’oeil,[1] is an art technique that uses realistic imagery to create the optical illusion that the depicted objects exist in three dimensions. Forced perspective is a comparable illusion in architecture. (Wikipedia).
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