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is a mathematical system for creating the illusion of space and distance on a flat surface such as a piece of paper, a canvas, or a wall. |
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| is creating a sense of depth in painting by imitating the way the atmosphere makes distant objects appear less distinct and more bluish than they would be if nearby. This is also known as atmospheric perspective. |
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| has width, length, and height. |
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is the inevitable misrepresentation of three-dimensional space when drawn on a two-dimensional surface. |
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| is the technique of distortion in perspective in order for the subject to appear three dimensional. |
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is a technique to create space by placing object behind one another and using foreshortening. |
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| is a technique for representing spatial relationships and three-dimensional objects on a flat surface so as to produce an effect similar to that perceived by the human eye. |
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| is the flat surface on which a picture is created. |
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| has a feeling a depth. It is three-dimensional (height, width, and depth). |
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| is the area near the horizon, above and below. |
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| is the area between the background and foreground. It’s overlapped by objects in the foreground. |
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| is the area closest to the viewer in a picture. It is usually at the bottom of a picture and can overlap objects in the middle ground and background. |
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| is a line that goes straight up and down, not diagonal. |
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| is a line that is level, straight across. |
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| is a line that is slanted, at an angle. |
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| is when two or more lines travel the same direction, or are side by side. |
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| is when lines meet or intersect at right angles. |
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| is the angle or direction an object is shown in a work of art. |
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| is drawn across the canvas at the viewer's eye level. It represents the line in nature where the sky appears to meet the ground. |
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| is the single point in a picture where all parallel lines that run from the viewer to the horizon line appear to come together. The vanishing point is generally placed at the viewer's eye level. |
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| means to come together; such as lines meet or come together as they go towards a vanishing point. |
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are straight diagonal lines drawn to connect points around the edges of a picture to the vanishing point. They represent parallel lines receding into the distance and help draw the viewer's eye into the depth of the picture. |
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| is the relationship of certain parts of a work of art to the whole piece. |
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| is seeing from a point of view from an altitude or from a distance in a downward direction. The horizon is usually placed very high on the picture plane. |
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