Picture plane
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A picture plane is the imaginary flat surface which is usually located between the station point
and the object being viewed and is ordinarily a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal projection of the line of sight to the object's order of interest.
In painting
the picture plane refers to the flat surface of the canvas or the physical material onto which the paint is applied. It generally refers to the front of the surface image, especially in the case of illusionary depth, although it can also refer to the picture's ground. The illusion of depth and three dimensionality that accompanies certain types of pictures is described as penetrating the picture plane.
In photography
the physical surface of a print can be thought of as the manifestation of its picture plane. The position of the camera
at the time of image capture is the station point, and the edges of the camera's field of view
create the imaginary borders of the picture plane, finally translating to the physical edges of a photographic print.
Station point
A station point is a location or vantage point from which an artist or exhibitor intends an observer to experience an artwork.In photography, the station point is the location of the camera at the point in time when the camera records a view to a recording medium....
and the object being viewed and is ordinarily a vertical plane perpendicular to the horizontal projection of the line of sight to the object's order of interest.
In painting
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
the picture plane refers to the flat surface of the canvas or the physical material onto which the paint is applied. It generally refers to the front of the surface image, especially in the case of illusionary depth, although it can also refer to the picture's ground. The illusion of depth and three dimensionality that accompanies certain types of pictures is described as penetrating the picture plane.
In photography
Photography
Photography is the art, science and practice of creating durable images by recording light or other electromagnetic radiation, either electronically by means of an image sensor or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film...
the physical surface of a print can be thought of as the manifestation of its picture plane. The position of the camera
Camera
A camera is a device that records and stores images. These images may be still photographs or moving images such as videos or movies. The term camera comes from the camera obscura , an early mechanism for projecting images...
at the time of image capture is the station point, and the edges of the camera's field of view
Field of view
The field of view is the extent of the observable world that is seen at any given moment....
create the imaginary borders of the picture plane, finally translating to the physical edges of a photographic print.