foreshorten

[ fawr-shawr-tn, fohr- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

Fine Arts. to reduce or distort (parts of a represented object that are not parallel to the picture plane) in order to convey the illusion of three-dimensional space as perceived by the human eye: often done according to the rules of perspective.
to abridge, reduce, or contract; make shorter.

foreshorten

/ fɔːˈʃɔːtən /

to represent (a line, form, object, etc) as shorter than actual length in order to give an illusion of recession or projection, in accordance with the laws of linear perspective
to make shorter or more condensed; reduce or abridge

First recorded in 1600–10; fore- + shorten

Of course he could, if he had cared to do so; for if you can foreshorten a limb or a hand, much more a tree branch.

The laws of perspective interfere and alter the apparent directions, and foreshorten the dimensions of its several parts.

After all, foreshortening is only good drawing, and a good draughtsman will foreshorten well, while a bad draughtsman will not.

The mountains dwarf mankind and foreshorten the procession of its long generations.

You foreshorten as though you never used the model, and you've caught Kami's pasty way of dealing with flesh in shadow.

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