illusionism
noun
a technique of using pictorial methods in order to deceive the eye.
illusionistic
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a word derived from
illusionism.
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a word derived from
illusionist.
Example Sentences
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It’s a flat surface slathered with oils, rather than an illusionistic window on the world, and there’s nothing wrong with reminding viewers with a gotcha joke.
From New York Times ● Nov. 11, 2022
The show traces its roots to a series of viral Instagram videos from 2020 that featured illusionistic cakes at their moment of denouement.
From Salon ● Apr. 10, 2022
The floral pattern is a two-dimensional visual scrim overlaid on the illusionistic, carefully three-dimensional figures of mother and child.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2021
First, the illusionistic light source that illuminates the scene seems to come from behind us, the viewers, over our left shoulder.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 7, 2019
Since the Early Renaissance, we have become accustomed to experiencing paintings as windows onto separate illusionistic realities.
From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson
