Below is a glossary article post in the category F which discusses the explanation of the meaning, definition and meaning of the acronym, term, jargon, or termonology of Foreshortening based on summaries from various types of sources (references) that are relevant, related, and trustworthy.
Understanding Foreshortening
So, what is actually meant by Foreshortening?
Foreshortening refers to the technique of describing the object or body of the human in the picture to produce an illusion of projection or extension in space.
Explanation of Foreshortening
The artist’s notes, in various levels, the distortion seen by the eye when an object or image is seen in a distance or at an unusual angle – for example the body seen from the legs or the top of the head.
Moreover, as we have seen above, this term is one of a collection of dictionaries, acronyms, terms, jargon, or terminology in the field of arts that begins with an alphabet or prefix F, as well as terms associated with F.
Meaning of Foreshortening in the English, Indonesian (Including Javanese and Sundanese), and Malaysian Translation Dictionary
Apart from discussing the meaning and discussion of the definition, to deepen it further, here we also need to know what the word means in the English, Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese) translation dictionaries, as well as Malaysia (Malay).
For easy understanding, in this glossary post, we will explain it in the form of a list of translations of terms from various types of languages as follows:
- English; Terminology = Foreshortening.
- Indonesian (including Javanese and Sundanese translations); Terminology = Foreshortening (Indonesian), Foreshortening (Java), and Foreshortening in Sundanese.
- Malaysian; Terminology = Foreshortening.
Closing
OK, above there is the discussion and explanation of what is the meaning of Foreshortening.
Hopefully this article post that we have shared can be useful and can broaden our insight and literacy, especially in Art.
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Footnotes
This glossary post was created by referring to the conclusions of the meaning of definitions from various authoritative relevant references such as Wikipedia, Britannica and several other sources such as MoMA, Tate, ModernArts, and so on. This word is one of a collection of terminology in the field of Art which begins with the alphabet or prefix F. This article wasupdated in Nov of 2024.
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creativity
- https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=foreshortening
- https://www.britannica.com/search?query=foreshortening
- View example images of foreshortening through Google here
- View example images of foreshortening on Bing here
- View example images of foreshortening on Yandex here
