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  2. Figure–ground (perception) - Wikipedia

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    Figure–ground (perception) Figure–ground organization is a type of perceptual grouping that is a vital necessity for recognizing objects through vision. In Gestalt psychology it is known as identifying a figure from the back ground. For example, black words on a printed paper are seen as the "figure", and the white sheet as the "background ...

  3. Doni Tondo - Wikipedia

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    There is a horizontal band, possibly a wall, separating the foreground and background. [6] [7] [10] The background figures are five nudes, whose meaning and function are subject to much speculation and debate. Because they are much closer to us, the viewers, the Holy Family is much larger than the nudes in the background, a device to aid the ...

  4. Matte (filmmaking) - Wikipedia

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    Matte (filmmaking) Mattes are used in photography and special effects filmmaking to combine two or more image elements into a single, final image. Usually, mattes are used to combine a foreground image (e.g. actors on a set) with a background image (e.g. a scenic vista or a starfield with planets). In this case, the matte is the background ...

  5. Figure and ground - Wikipedia

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    Figure and ground or Figure ground may refer to: Figure and ground (media), a concept developed by media theorist Marshall McLuhan. Figure–ground (perception), referring to humans' ability to separate foreground from background in visual images. Figure-ground perception is one of the main issues in gestalt psychology. Figure-ground in map ...

  6. Cavillargues medallion - Wikipedia

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    The third interpretation, and the one that Corbeill favours, is that the background is a separate scene to the foreground and shows the future with the two fighters being reprieved. Corbeill notes that the two central background figures are wearing armour similar to those in the foreground. [ 8 ]

  7. Oath of the Horatii - Wikipedia

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    This painting shows the neoclassical art style, [7] and employs various techniques that were typical of it: The background is de-emphasized, while the figures in the foreground are emphasized. Overlapping ranks of profile figures are a common motif in classical art, and that of ancient Near Eastern cultures.

  8. Ambiguous image - Wikipedia

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    Ambiguous images or reversible figures are visual forms that create ambiguity by exploiting graphical similarities and other properties of visual system interpretation between two or more distinct image forms. These are famous for inducing the phenomenon of multistable perception.

  9. Compositing - Wikipedia

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    Compositing. Exchanging the background of a video clip with a Compositing tool. A composite image of a basketball shot, with six basketballs added to the initial image to depict the arc of the shot. Compositing is the process or technique of combining visual elements from separate sources into single images, often to create the illusion that ...