Wednesday, August 22, 2012

ILLUSION OF SPACE:


"LINEAR PERSPECTIVE" 

"Dealspwn." Infamous Review: It's Electrifying! N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Aug. 2012 <http://www.dealspwn.com/infamous-review-elecrifying-25633>.

Linear perspective is commonly used in designing video games. It's what gives a flat canvas the illusion of three-dimension. In this picture, the vertical lines come to a common vanishing point at the horizon line.




"2 POINT PERSPECTIVE"


2 Point Perspective Adobe Illustrator. Drawn by Aziz Guiamelon, Sept. 15, 2012

One of the linear perspectives is called a "2 point perspective", which has 2 vanishing points on the horizon line.




"OVERLAPPING"

"OINKFROG Blog: Guild Wars 2 Concept Art." N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://oinkfrog.com/2010/04/guild-wars-2-concept-art.html>.

Overlapping is another way of creating an illusion of space. Here, the creatures are overlapping each other, thus creating depth in between each other.




"TRANSPARENCY"

"Church Uses "Halo 3" to Attract Teens." Switched. N.p., n.d. Web. 29 Aug. 2012. <http://www.switched.com/2007/10/10/church-uses-halo-3-to-attract-teens/>.

Transparency is another form of overlapping and creates an illusion of space. Here Master Chief is inside of a transparent force field.



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