What is a painting technique used to create aerial perspective?

Aerial perspective, also known as atmospheric perspective, is a painting technique that creates the illusion of depth by altering color and clarity to simulate the effects of the atmosphere on distant objects. Artists achieve this by using lighter, cooler colors and reducing contrast for objects meant to appear far away, while foreground elements are depicted with more intense colors and sharper details. This technique helps to convey a sense of distance and three-dimensionality within a two-dimensional artwork.