DepthHow far forward or backward something goes.

Two Dimensional Having height and width, but no depth.

Three-dimensionalHaving, or appearing to have, height, width, and depth.

Foreground The front of a picture, often at the bottom, that appears to be closest to the viewer.

Background The part of a picture that looks like its farthest away from the viewer.

Middle ground The part of an image that lies between the foreground and the background.

• What is in the Foreground?

• What is in the Background?

• What is in the Middle ground?

Overlapping When one thing is partially covering something else to show that it is in front.

Size Variation• A technique for

making something appear closer or farther away. The closer something is the bigger it appears.

Perspective A technique for creating a picture

that looks three dimensional on a two dimensional surface.

Vanishing Point The point on the horizon where all of the converging lines come together.

Converging LinesLines that come together at a point.

1. Is Leonardo using perspective?

2. Where is the vanishing point in this picture?