It's an illusion......

The Picture plane is the two dimensional surface on which shapes are organized into a composition.


Koktelashs, The Early Years: 1911-1929 Early in the Teens Tanalian Point Saw a Steady Stream of Dena'ina Visitors Coming and Going between Old Nondalton and Even the Stony River Country (the. National Parks Service. National Parks Service, 20 Apr. 2012. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://www.nps.gov/lacl/historyculture/tanalian-point.htm>.
Foreshortening is a distortion of a shape due to perspective where in an object appears shorter than we know it to be. (Comes forward/Bigger - Further away/Smaller)

"Stock Photo - The Calf Puts out the Tongue in a Comic Foreshortening." 123RF Stock Photos. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://www.123rf.com/photo_8031000_the-calf-puts-out-the-tongue-in-a-comic-foreshortening.html>.

Size relationships to achieve space are important in design. It's creating an object that looks closer (bigger) or further away (smaller).

Vertical location is the spatial device in which elevation on the page or format indicates a recession into depth. The higher the object is on the picture plane, the further back it is assumed to be.


"Bell Tower." Behind The Scenes. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://blog.chinatraveldepot.com/tag/behind-the-scenes-2/>.
Aeriral perspective is the perception of less distinct contours and value contrasts, as forms recede into the background, colors appear to be washed out in the distance or take on the color of atmosphere.

"Blue Ridge, Daily Painter: Janet Wimmer." : Aerial Perspective. Web. 18 May 2012. <http://janetwimmer.blogspot.com/2010/07/aerial-perspective.html>.
Multipoint perspective is the system of spatial illusion with different vanishing points for different sets of parallel lines.




Amplified perspective is the dynamic and dramatic illusionistic effect. Created when an object is pointed directly at the viewer.


"130 Stephanie Sexton." : Space (36-42). Web. 18 May 2012. <http://130stephaniesexton.blogspot.com/2011/04/space-36-42.html>.
Isometric projects are spatial illusions when lines receding on a diagnoal remain parrallel instead of converging toward a common vanishing point.



Ambiguity is the obscurity of motif or meaning.