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SPACE

SPACE

§Space is the area between and around objects. The feeling or illusion of space can be created in two-dimensional artwork.

*Positive Space- refers to the actual object or structure. *Negative Space- refers to the space

around the object.

What is Perspective?§Perspective is the way in which objects

appear to the eye, based on where they are in space, or their dimensions and the position of the eye.

• You may notice more detailin the people who appear to be closer. They are also drawn larger.

• There is a horizon line thatseparates the land and sky.

• As the people appear to move back, they also move up on the page.

What is Perspective?§Perspective can be used to create a

3-dimensional form out of a 2-dimensional shape.

Shape- Square Form- Cube

One-Point Perspective VocabularyHorizon Line

Vanishing PointHorizon Line- also known as the line of sight.

Vanishing Point- the point in which your sight meets at the farthest point on the horizon.

One-Point Perspective§There is only one vanishing point.

§Always shows a front view of the object.

§Horizontal lines are parallel to the horizon line. Vertical lines are perpendicular to the horizon line.