three-dimensionality
Having actual volume
Three-dimensionality is the quality of having depth in addition to height and width.
Objects in the physical world possess three-dimensionality, while flat images lack it.
Artists work to create the illusion of three-dimensionality on canvas through techniques like shading and perspective.
The term extends to figurative richness: The novel's three-dimensionality comes from its complex characters.
Attitude or spatial rendering
- foreshorteningDepicting depth through size
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- contourBounding line of shape
- gradientRate of change across space
layering · foreground · background · parallax · stereoscopy · binocular · occlusion · shadow
Distance below surface
- volumeAmount of space filled
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
- topologyStudy of spatial arrangement
manifold · vector · axis · coordinate · z-axis · continuum · multidimensional · tesseract
Shaping by cutting away
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- castingShaping through liquid form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
- clayMoldable earth for ceramics
bronze · marble · chisel · armature · form · mass · volume · installation
Interpretive depiction or performance
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- isometricHaving uniform measurements
- axonometricParallel projection technique
orthographic · mesh · polygon · wireframe · CAD · hologram · stereogram · relief
State of being submerged
- presenceState of being somewhere
- realismAccepting things as they are
- tangibilityQuality of being touchable
- solidityFirmness of structure
physicality · embodiment · haptic · tactile · VR · augmented-reality · stereopsis
perspective
Attitude or spatial rendering
- foreshorteningDepicting depth through size
- shadingDepicting light and darkness
- contourBounding line of shape
gradient · layering · foreground · background · parallax · stereoscopy · binocular · occlusion · shadow · highlight
depth
Distance below surface
- volumeAmount of space filled
- spaceUnoccupied area or interval
- geometryScience of spatial relationships
topology · manifold · vector · axis · coordinate · z-axis · continuum · multidimensional · tesseract · hypercube
carving
Shaping by cutting away
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- castingShaping through liquid form
- moldingDecorative architectural edging
clay · bronze · marble · chisel · armature · form · mass · volume · installation · kinetic
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- modelingSimulating or demonstrating form
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- isometricHaving uniform measurements
axonometric · orthographic · mesh · polygon · wireframe · CAD · hologram · stereogram · relief · bas-relief
immersion
State of being submerged
- presenceState of being somewhere
- realismAccepting things as they are
- tangibilityQuality of being touchable
solidity · physicality · embodiment · haptic · tactile · VR · augmented-reality · stereopsis
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