foreshortens
Depicts with compressed depth
Foreshortens is the third-person singular of foreshorten.
In visual art, to foreshorten is to depict an object or figure as shorter than it actually is to create the illusion of depth—a arm extending toward the viewer appears compressed.
The technique makes two-dimensional images feel three-dimensional.
Figuratively, to foreshorten is to shorten or compress: The pandemic foreshortened his career.
Attitude or spatial rendering
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- proportionComparative relation of parts
- scaleMeasure of relative size
angle · viewpoint · overlap · dimensionality · spatial · recede · vanishing point · foreground
Reduce volume by force
- diminishTo make smaller
- reduceMake smaller in degree
- condenseMake more compact
- truncateCut off abruptly
shrink · contract · telescope · abbreviate · compact · narrow · flatten · squeeze
Hasty informal drawing
- pencilGraphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- contourBounding line of shape
- figureOutline or numeral
proportion · gesture · anatomy · rendering · crosshatching · shading · draftsmanship · illustration
Slippery viscous fluid
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
- gouacheOpaque water-based medium
canvas · figure · mural · Tiepolo · underpainting · glazing · impasto · Renaissance
perspective
Attitude or spatial rendering
- compressionForcing into smaller space
- illusionMisleading sensory impression
- proportionComparative relation of parts
scale · angle · viewpoint · overlap · dimensionality · spatial · recede · vanishing point · foreground · background
compress
Reduce volume by force
truncate · shrink · contract · telescope · abbreviate · compact · narrow · flatten · squeeze · distort
sketch
Hasty informal drawing
figure · proportion · gesture · anatomy · rendering · crosshatching · shading · draftsmanship · illustration · composition
oil
Slippery viscous fluid
- acrylicSynthetic resin or fiber
- watercolorTranslucent paint medium
- temperaEgg-yolk painting method
gouache · canvas · figure · mural · Tiepolo · underpainting · glazing · impasto · Renaissance · Baroque