Types and Forms of Perspective

Perspective is not a single method but a large family of natural, optical, mathematical, graphical and technological systems. These systems describe how spatial reality appears, how views and images are formed, and how spatial relationships are measured, constructed, represented and experienced.

The pages in this section introduce several of the most important categories, types and forms of perspective, including Natural, Mathematical, Graphical, Linear, Curvilinear and Spherical Perspective.