| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ComplexityGradient |
| type | Concept, Resource |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, Spatial Recession, visual art term |
| definition | A compositional strategy in which the density of detail or mark-making increases progressively from one area of the picture to another, typically from background to foreground, to reinforce spatial depth. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Complexity gradient |
| scope note | Distinct from atmospheric perspective in that it relies on mark density and complexity rather than color or value shifts. |
| skos:altLabel | Simplicity-to-complexity progression, Detail progression |
| skos:exactMatch | Depth_perception |