foreshorten
Make appear shorter
To foreshorten is to make something appear shorter than it actually is.
In visual art, foreshortening is a technique that depicts an object or figure angled toward the viewer, compressing its length to create the illusion of depth: The artist foreshortened the outstretched arm so it seemed to reach out of the canvas.
More broadly, to foreshorten is to reduce or truncate: The crisis foreshortened his political career.
Marks forming a picture
- figureOutline or numeral
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
- contourBounding line of shape
sketch · proportion · limb · torso · pose · canvas · brushwork · figurative
Reduce volume by force
- truncateCut off abruptly
- condenseMake more compact
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- abbreviateReduce word length
curtail · squeeze · compact · abridge · telescope · shrink · diminish · reduce
Increase in velocity
- hastenTo accelerate or rush
- compressReduce volume by force
- condenseMake more compact
- abbreviateReduce word length
truncate · curtail · expedite · quicken · rush · brevity · lifespan · timeline
Ceasing to be visible
- depthDistance below surface
- horizonApparent earth-sky meeting
- viewpointWay of seeing things
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
proportion · sightline · vantage · bird's-eye · aerial · recession · convergence · diminution
drawing
Marks forming a picture
- figureOutline or numeral
- anatomyStudy of organism structure
- renderingInterpretive depiction or performance
contour · sketch · proportion · limb · torso · pose · canvas · brushwork · figurative · representational
compress
Reduce volume by force
abbreviate · curtail · squeeze · compact · abridge · telescope · shrink · diminish · reduce · narrow
accelerate
Increase in velocity
abbreviate · truncate · curtail · expedite · quicken · rush · brevity · lifespan · timeline · duration
vanishing
Ceasing to be visible
angle · proportion · sightline · vantage · bird's-eye · aerial · recession · convergence · diminution · spatial