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Anamorphosis is a distorted projection that requires the viewer to occupy a specific vantage point, use special devices, or both to view a recognizable image. It is used in painting, photography, sculpture and installation art, toys, and film special effects. The word is derived from the Greek prefix ἀνα- (ana-), meaning "back" or "again", and the word morphe, meaning "shape" or "form". Extreme anamorphosis has been used by artists to disguise caricatures, erotic and scatological scenes, and other furtive images from a casual spectator, while revealing an undistorted image to the knowledgeable viewer.

Anamorphosis - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Optical distortion used in art This article is about anamorphosis in art. For other uses, see Anamorphosis (disambiguation) . Example of mirror anamorphosis Part of a series on Graphical projection Planar projections Parallel projection Orthographic projection Isometric projection Oblique projection Perspective projection Curvilinear perspective Reverse perspective Views Bird's-eye view Cross section Cutaway drawing Exploded-view drawing Fisheye lens Multiviews Panorama Worm's-eye view Zoom lens Topics 3D projection

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