| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ViewingDistanceEffect |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | The phenomenon by which discrete marks or color patches merge into unified tonal or luminous effects when viewed from the painting's intended distance. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Viewing distance effect |
| scope note | Applies when the artist calibrates mark scale so that close inspection reveals constructed marks while normal viewing distance produces integrated surface effects. |
| skos:altLabel | Optical blending at distance, Distance-dependent resolution |
| skos:exactMatch | Optical_mixing |