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Visual Perspective is broadly organized into two categories, Artistic and Scientific with numerous combinations of both. Both categories aim at achieving an illusion of three-dimensional space on a two dimensional area, i.e., a planar surface.

Within Artistic Perspective, artists use their intuition and artistic talent with artists’ materials to produce an illusion of three-dimensional space. Within Scientific Perspective, technically trained specialists use the principles of graphic projection and drafting materials (including computers) to produce an illusion of three-dimensional space. Further, it should be noted that computers may produce, in addition to images on a two-dimension area (computer screen), virtual space within the computer, “behind, into the screen” as it were. In the latter instance the computer operator may maneuver within this virtual, three-dimensional space at will. However, this application is separate from the subject of Scientific Perspective.

In my opinion, this should come in perspective (graphical), if there is a perspective(visual) separate from a perspective(graphical). Usually in technical drawing terminology we use the term "perspective view" or "perspective projection" to mean a representation of what the eye sees and not plain "perspective". If this is the case, then there is no need to call the perspective (graphical) page as that at all, it can be renamed as "perspective projection". KRS 19:57, 21 Feb 2004 (UTC)

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I concur. Author seems to confuse distinction between foreshortening and perspective projection...........eh.? ,mocjngf fonnn Suggest discontinuing the page... Pat Kelso 09:10, Mar 22, 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Disambiguation cleanup

Just checking on a bit of disambiguation cleanup - is the link to "Perspective" under "see also" of any real use, or can I either deletike the link orre make it a "for other uses of the term perspective..." type link. If I get no comments in the next few days I'll delete the link LeeG 23:05, 31 May 2006 (UTC)

[edit] horizon

The horizon is not at eye level all the time. If I climb a nearby mountain and look out over the sea it's significantly lower if I hold my head level. Where is the explanation for any of this?

==Merge?==lalalalalalala Shouldn't this article to merged into Perspective (graphical)?. Orionus 13:01, 16 August 2007 (UTC)um? like