Perspective (from
Latin perspicere, to see clearly) in the
graphic arts, such as
drawing, is an approximate representation, on a flat
surface (such as
paper), of an
image as it is perceived by the
eye. The two most characteristic features of perspective are:Objects are drawn smaller as their distance from the observer increasesThe distortion of items when viewed at an angle (spatial
foreshortening) In art, the term "foreshortening" is often used synonymously with perspective, even though foreshortening can occur in other types of non-perspective drawing representations (such as
oblique parallel projection).
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