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Art
| Definition | Term |
|---|---|
| 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 |