foreshortening
English
editNoun
editforeshortening (countable and uncountable, plural foreshortenings)
- (art) A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.
- A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.
Translations
editart technique
Verb
editforeshortening
- present participle and gerund of foreshorten
Further reading
edit- foreshortening on Wikipedia.Wikipedia