This is really a lot less about Van Gogh and more about a printing technology that we are experimenting with.

The Red Wing Digital Acrylic Print has an interesting visual effect that provides a sense of depth.  It is mostly a light refraction effect, but it is also a visual acuity effect.

Click on the image above and notice the impasto brush strokes and notice how the shadows are consistent.  This is very important. If it wasn’t consistent, your mind would tell you something is amiss or artificial.

The light refraction and visual acuity effect is diagrammed below.  It isn’t complicated, just think about how things look bigger in a glass of water.  Or find a 5th grader to explain it.  🙂

The bottom line is; light gets bent, things look bigger and clarity improves.

Bada-bing. Bada-boom.