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Art
Definition | Term |
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A system for creating an illusion of depth or 3-dimensional space on a 2-dimensional surface | perspective |
the distance from front and back or top to bottom | depth |
where sky meets ground or top meets bottom; eye-level (horizon line) | horizon |
lines running parallel to the horizon; running left to right | horizontal |
perpendicular to the horizon; lines that run straight up and down | vertical |
lines extending in the same direction, same distance apart | parallel |
a technique of drawing in which everything leads toward one vanishing point | 1-point perspective |
a drawing technique in which two vanishing points are used | 2-point perspective |
the point on the horizon line in which objects vanish | vanishing point |