Geometric perspective is an artistic technique used to create an illusion of three-dimensional space on a two-dimensional surface.
Consider geometric perspective like playing a video game. In games like Minecraft or Fortnite, you navigate through three-dimensional spaces even though you're just looking at a flat screen. That's because these games use geometric perspective techniques to give depth to their graphics!
Linear Perspective: A type of perspective used by artists where parallel lines appear to converge in the distance.
Vanishing Point: The point at which receding parallel lines viewed in perspective appear to converge.
Foreshortening: A technique used in perspective to create the illusion of an object receding strongly into the distance or background.
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