| A | B |
| Space | area involving length, thickness or depth |
| Positive space | the lines, shapes, colors or forms that fill a work of art. |
| Negative space | the empty space surrounding lines, shapes, colors or forms in a work of art |
| Overlapping | the placing of shapes or other elements so that one is in front of the other. |
| Background | the back part of a picture. |
| Middleground | the parts of an artwork that appear to be between objects in the foreground and the background. |
| Foreground | the front part of a picture. |
| Perspective | a way of making a flat artwork look as if it has depth. For example, an artist can create perspective by making far away objects smaller and closer objects larger. |