foreshortening

foreshortening
A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.

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  • foreshortening — ▪ art  method of rendering a specific object or figure in a picture in depth. The artist records, in varying degrees, the distortion that is seen by the eye when an object or figure is viewed at a distance or at an unusual angle.       In a… …   Universalium

  • Foreshortening —    A technique that allows artists to render on a flat surface compositional elements in such a way as to grant the illusion that they are receding into space. It entails reducing the dimensions of an object or parts of the figure to conform to… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art

  • foreshortening — n. method of drawing which gives the illusion of depth; shortening, minimizationv. draw in perspective to give the appearance of depth; shorten, minimize …   English contemporary dictionary

  • foreshortening — noun ( s) : the act of one that foreshortens or the state of being foreshortened; often : representation in art or literature in a foreshortened mode …   Useful english dictionary

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  • Graphical projection — is a protocol by which an image of an imaginary three dimensional object is projected onto a planar surface without the aid of mathematical calculation. The projection is achieved by the use of imaginary projectors . The projected, mental image… …   Wikipedia

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