Perspective

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A method of representing the way objects appear to the eye, including distance and size relationships.

Vanishing points: The point at which lines appear to converge in a drawing that uses linear perspective.
Horizon line: An imaginary line that divides the landscape or scene into upper and lower sections in a drawing.
One-point perspective: A drawing technique that uses a single vanishing point to create a sense of depth and dimension.
Two-point perspective: A drawing technique that uses two vanishing points to create a sense of depth and dimension, commonly used in architectural and landscape drawings.
Three-point perspective: A drawing technique that uses three vanishing points to create a sense of depth and dimension, commonly used in industrial design and product drawings.
Foreshortening: The technique of reducing or elongating the length of an object in a drawing in order to create an illusion of depth.
Scale and proportion: The relationship between the size of objects in a drawing and their position in relation to other objects.
Height and width measurement: Measuring distances and angles in a drawing to achieve a realistic looking perspective.
Overlapping: Superimposing one object in front of another to create a sense of depth and dimension.
Atmospheric perspective: The technique of fading colors and details as they recede into the background, creating a sense of distance.
Light and shadow: Using light and shadow to create depth, contrast, and texture in a drawing.
Texture in perspective: How to create texture of different surfaces in drawing with different textures.
Tonality: Balancing tones in a drawing to create depth and a realistic perspective.
Depth perception: How to create the illusion of objects appearing closer or farther away.
Floor plan perspective: How to make technical scaled drawings such in architecture and engineering.
One-point perspective: In this type, all lines converge at a single vanishing point on the horizon. It is often used to create the illusion of depth in landscape drawings.
Two-point perspective: Similar to one-point perspective, this type uses two vanishing points on the horizon line. It is commonly used in architectural and interior design drawings.
Three-point perspective: This type uses three vanishing points, which creates the impression of looking up or down at an object or scene.
Multipoint perspective: This type utilizes multiple vanishing points to create a complex and layered composition, often found in cityscape or landscape drawings.
Aerial perspective: A technique that uses color, tone, and atmospheric effects to create a sense of depth and distance in a subject.
Isometric perspective: This type is commonly used in technical drawings for engineering or architectural designs, where all lines are parallel and at a 30-degree angle.
Worm's eye perspective: This technique is used to create dramatic and exaggerated viewpoints by placing the horizon line very low in the picture plane.
Bird's eye perspective: This technique is similar to worm's eye perspective, but the horizon line is placed very high in the picture plane.
Forced perspective: This is a technique that uses optical illusions and manipulation to create a distorted sense of scale and depth.
Curvilinear perspective: This type is used to represent circular or rounded objects or environments, such as domes or arches, by using curved lines and vanishing points.
"Linear or point-projection perspective is one of two types of graphical projection perspective in the graphic arts..."
"Perspective drawing is useful for representing a three-dimensional scene in a two-dimensional medium, like paper."
"Objects appear smaller as their distance from the observer increases..."
"They are subject to foreshortening, meaning that an object's dimensions along the line of sight appear shorter than its dimensions across the line of sight."
"All objects will recede to points in the distance, usually along the horizon line..."
"Italian Renaissance painters and architects including Filippo Brunelleschi, Leon Battista Alberti, Masaccio, Paolo Uccello, Piero della Francesca and Luca Pacioli studied linear perspective..."
"Perspicere" translates to "to see through" in Latin.
"Linear or point-projection perspective is one of two types of graphical projection perspective in the graphic arts..."
"Linear perspective is an approximate representation, generally on a flat surface, of an image as it is seen by the eye."
"The other type is parallel projection."
"The most characteristic features of linear perspective are that objects appear smaller as their distance from the observer increases, and that they are subject to foreshortening..."
"All objects will recede to points in the distance, usually along the horizon line..."
"...incorporated it into their artworks."
"Italian Renaissance painters and architects including ... wrote treatises on it..."
"Linear or point-projection perspective (from Latin perspicere 'to see through')..."
"Perspective drawing is useful for representing a three-dimensional scene in a two-dimensional medium, like paper."
"...an object's dimensions along the line of sight appear shorter than its dimensions across the line of sight."
"...but also above and below the horizon line depending on the view used."
"...studied linear perspective, wrote treatises on it, and incorporated it into their artworks."
"...one of two types of graphical projection perspective in the graphic arts."