Perspective Theory & Concepts Catalogue

Core concepts defining the theory, processes, methods, principles, goals, systems and frameworks of perspective.

• Functions of Perspective
• Goals of Perspective
• Perspective Framework
• Perspective Method
• Perspective Outcome (related page)
• Perspective Principle
• Perspective Process
• Perspective System
• Theory of Perspective

Concepts used to classify and relate categories, classes, types, forms and combined perspective structures.

• Categorical Ambiguity
• Category Chaining
• Category Overloading
• Class Chaining
• Class Overloading
• Combined Perspective
• Composite Perspective
• Double Perspective (related page)
• Mixed Perspective
• Perspective Category
• Perspective Category Theory
• Perspective Class
• Perspective Direction
• Perspective Form
• Perspective Type
• Single Perspective

Principal categories, named perspective systems, projection families and visual or geometrical forms.

• Accelerated Perspective (related page)
• Acuity Perspective
• AI Perspective
• Anamorphic Perspective
• Architectural Perspective
• Artificial Perspective
• Atmospheric Perspective
• Axonometric Perspective
• Blended Perspective
• Camera Perspective
• Central Perspective
• Chiaroscuro Perspective
• Colour Perspective
• Computer Perspective
• Curvilinear Perspective
• Cylindrical Perspective (related page)
• Digital Perspective
• Dimetric
• Forced Perspective
• Graphical Perspective
• Instrument Perspective
• Isometric
• Linear Perspective
• Manifold Perspective
• Mathematical Perspective
• Modular Perspective
• Multi-Point Perspective
• Natural Perspective
• Negative Perspective
• New Media Perspective
• New Types of Perspective
• Oblique Perspective
• One-Point Perspective
• Optical Perspective
• Orthographic Perspective
• Parallel Perspective
• Perspective (related page)
• Reverse Perspective
• Simulated Perspective
• Spherical Perspective
• Stereographic Perspective
• Synthetic Perspective
• Technical Perspective
• Three-Point Perspective
• Trimetric
• Two-Point Linear Perspective
• Types and Forms of Perspective
• Types of Perspective
• Visual Perspective (Type 1)
• Visual Perspective (Type 2)
• What is Perspective?

Geometrical structures, projection modes, transformations, picture planes and spatial construction concepts.

• Descriptive Geometry (related page)
• Ground Plane (related page)
• Perspective Geometry
• Perspective Projection
• Perspective Projection Mode
• Perspective Transformation
• Perspective Window (related page)
• Picture Plane
• Primary and Secondary Geometry
• Projective Geometry
• Projective Transformation
• Station Point
• Synthetic Geometry

Vanishing points and lines, horizons, directional references, viewing direction and related geometrical structures.

• Directional Reference Line (related page)
• Directional Reference Plane (related page)
• Element of System (related page)
• Horizon Line
• Line of Sight
• Optical Versus Geometrical Vanishing
• Sphere of Revolution
• Sphere of Vision
• The Hidden Fallacies of One-Point Perspective
• The Visual Element of the System and Directional Reference Line
• Vanishing Line (related page)
• Vanishing Point
• Viewing Direction

Physical, modelled, apparent and classified form; object and image space; perspective images and spatial correspondence.

• 2-D Perspective
• 3-D Perspective
• Abstraction, Levels of
• Apparent Form
• Classified Form
• Image Space
• Linear Perspective Images
• Mirror & Reflected Images
• Modelled Form (related page)
• Object Space
• Optical Image Chain
• Perspective and 3-D Space
• Perspective Image / View
• Perspective Object / Scene
• Perspective of Form (related page)
• Perspective of Forms (related page)
• Perspective Space
• Physical and Modelled Form
• Physical Form (related page)
• Space (Topic)
• Spatial Correspondence (related page)
• Spatial Themes

Perspective phenomena, visual and optical effects, depth, distortion, illusion, immersion and fundamental perspective problems.

• Axioms of Perspective
• Depth Cues
• Depth Perception
• Equivalence Problem
• Field of View
• Foreshortening
• Generators of the Third Dimension
• Illusions
• Images of Illusion
• Imagination
• Immersions (related page)
• Immersive Environments
• Lateral Distortion
• Lens Distortion
• Optical Resolution
• Perspective and Illusion
• Perspective and Immersion
• Perspective Phenomena (Types 1,2,3)
• Scale-Shape-Size Problem
• Shape-Sufficiency Problem
• Vision, Expansion of
• Visual Perception (related page)