Foreshortening
The final skill I will teach you in this chapter is foreshortening. Foreshortening is a technique that creates the illusion of an object receding into the distance. All three-dimensional objects are foreshortened to some degree; however, the term foreshortening is usually reserved for objects that project strongly toward the viewer. For the illusion of foreshortening to be successful, the viewer must believe that parts of the subject are much closer and others are much farther away. This poses some unique challenges on a flat piece of paper.
Understanding foreshortening is particularly useful for subjects that are much longer than they are wide. We will explore foreshortening using a banana that has cross-contour lines applied ...
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