Notes on atmospheric perspective and distant mountains

I don't know if it's because I come from a supremely flat country, or in spite of it, but I love terrain with elevation differences. Seeing cliffs or mountains in the distance fills me with a special kind of calm. The game I'm currently working on, The Big Forest, is full of mountain forests too. I've just returned from three weeks of vacation in Japan, and I had ample opportunities to admire and…