7. Blur
Things get lost in the distance; they seem blurred, inconclusive. There is something secretive and mysterious about this vagueness. It sits at the edge of our field of view and it remains unfocused in our perception.
Soft drawing mediums such as graphite, red chalk, and charcoal are best for creating blurred objects.
The contourless object stays shadowy behind the horizontal hatching.
Without the hard, defined shapes in the foreground, the blurry shapes farther back would be impossible to classify.
The contours become less and less defined and start to dissolve the farther back they are.
By removing and smudging in the dark areas, the suggestion of objects emerges.
An unexpected sharp shape stirs up excitement, as if suddenly something tangible is appearing in the fog.
Sharpness and fuzziness are also emotionally and even symbolically charged. For example, it feels safer to walk through the gate on the right with the contours; the other gate seems amorphous.