- From: Alan Gresley <alan@css-class.com>
- Date: Thu, 15 May 2008 18:58:11 +1000
- To: Brad Kemper <brkemper@comcast.net>
- CC: fantasai <fantasai.lists@inkedblade.net>, www-style@w3.org
Alan Gresley wrote: > Well this is how the minus value for spread would work (I presume). The > darkest part of the shadow become smaller. > > > ---------------- > | | > | | > | | > | XXXXXXX|XX > | XXXXXXX|XX > --------X-X-X-X|XX > XXXXXXXXXX > > > Thus emulating perspective. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Perspective_%28visual%29 Quote: "In graphic representation, an artist uses intuitive, artistic, scientific, or technical skills to represent the phenomenon of the visual perception of perspective. In simpler terms, these skills are used to add a suggestion of depth to what is ultimately a flat image or drawing." The flat canvas is the monitor but using highlights, shadows and colors you can emulate depth of field or perspective. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_of_field The same way as all of the great artist did centuries ago. Instead of paint brushes and a fabric canvas we have CSS and the canvas (monitor). Pardon my old art school training, I am artist and my tool now is CSS. :-) Alan
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