Definition:
(noun) - In the context of drawing or painting, perspective is the technique an artist uses to create the illusion of three dimensions on a flat surface. Simply put, perspective is a means of fooling the viewer's eye. There only appears to be depth or receding space in that work.
An artist can manipulate shapes and sizes within a work, so that things that would look closer in 3-D look realistic in two dimensions. (Now, however, we're veering off the topic of Art History. If you'd like to learn more about how perspective can be used, please follow the links to the right!)
Pronunciation: per·speck·tiv
Examples: "The sculptor, and the painter also, should be trained in these liberal arts: grammar, geometry, philosophy, medicine, astronomy, perspective, history, anatomy, theory of design, arithmetic." - Lorenzo Ghiberti
