How Do Artists Make Paintings Look Like Real Life?

Imagine you're looking at a picture of an apple. It looks real because the artist used special techniques to make it look like an actual apple. They might add shadows to show where the light hits, or they might make parts of the apple smooth and other parts rough so it feels more like a real apple. Artists also use layers of paint, kind of like stacking cookies, to give their paintings depth.

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  1. An artist adds shadows around the edges of a picture of a cup to make it look like light is shining on it.
  2. Texture in paint can be shown by using different brush strokes, some smooth, others rough.
  3. Layers of paint are added one after another so that the image feels deep and real.

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