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Job No:11-22360 Title:RP-Language of Graphic Design
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Axonometric (or Plan Oblique)
An axonometric, or plan oblique, projection
is a parallel projection of a form viewed from
a skewed direction to reveal more than one
of its sides in the same picture plane.
In isometric and axonometric projec-
tions, all vertical lines remain vertical and all
parallel lines remain parallel.
Spatial Depth
Three-dimensional space and depth can also
be achieved when one surface of a form is
overlapped and partially obscured by another
form. One- and two-point perspective draw-
ings exemplify ...