Chapter 10 - Illusion of Space

Chapter 10

The Illusion of Space

The Picture Plane is the surface in which the design is placed.

Foreshortening is when an object pointing to the viewer looks shortened.

Verticalhouse. "Vertical House Records." Flickr.
Yahoo!, 21 Apr. 2010. Web. 21 May 2012.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/verticalhouse/4540866373/>.

Tscibilia. "Foreshortened Jack." Flickr.
Yahoo!, 28 Sept. 2009. Web. 21 May 2012.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/tscibilia/3962148597/>.

You can also use Size relationships to achieve space.  For example a larger building is closer to the viewer and would appear larger than the smaller buildings behind it because they are farther away.

Vertical location is when objects that get higher on the picture plane appear to move farther away.

Zetson. "My Neighbourhood." Flickr.
Yahoo!, 14 Sept. 2008. Web. 21 May 2012.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/zetson/2856409272/>.

 

 

Aerial Perspective is the use of value/color to show depth.

Multi-point perspective is when different object in a design have seperate vanishing pints.

Frutos, Montserrat De. "Deep Space, Multi-point Perspective."
Flickr. Yahoo!, 11 July 2010. Web. 21 May 2012.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/montserratdefrutos/4783654962/>.

Amplified perspective is when an object is pointed directly at the viewer. Used in foreshortening.

Dillon, Mike. "Locked Down." Flickr.
Yahoo!, 06 June 2011. Web. 21 May 2012.
<http://www.flickr.com/photos/mike_dillon/5807627124/>.

Isometric Projection shows 3D shapes without a sense of depth.