Linear Perspective

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Technique of using straight lines to create a 3-D look in a composition.

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Linear perspective

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Where is the vanishing point located in a one point perspective drawing?

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on the horizon

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Trees and buildings should appear _________ as they go away from the vanishing point.

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larger

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In a one-point perspective drawing, how many vanishing points are there?

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One

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Area nearest to you in a landscape drawing.

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foreground

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Area farthest from you in a landscape drawing.

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background

Front

What is the name of point or dot where lines are drawn to create perspective?

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vanishing point

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What is the line that goes across the page where the "sky meets the land"?

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horizon line

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Where are vanishing points located in a 1pt and 2pt perspective drawing?

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on the horizon

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Vanishing Point

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the point at which something that has been growing smaller or increasingly faint disappears altogether