Perspective Vocab ARt 1

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Perspective

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Method used to create the illusion of depth on a two-dimensional surface TO DESCRIBE SPACE

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Space

Back

Element of art referring to the emptiness or area between, around, above, and below, or within objects

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FOREGROUND

Back

Part of the picture plane that appears closest to the viewer

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MIDDLE GROUND

Back

Area in a picture between the foreground and background

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BACKGROUND

Back

Part of the picture plane that seems farthest from the viewer

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Vanishing Point

Back

The single point on the horizon where all the lines on the ground level seem to come together

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Horizon Line

Back

The place where the land and the sky meet.

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Orthogonal Line

Back

Lines that connect to the vanishing point

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Face

Back

The flat surface of a shape

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Edge

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The corner of a shape