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Despite the great influence of
perspective, it does not always
appear to be necessary to create
a sense of pictorial depth. For
example, the drawing of a cube
looks three-dimensional even
when linear perspective is
eliminated, as when the edges
of the receding sides are drawn
parallel, not converging.
Some theorists, notably
Gibson, have argued that at the
core of our perception of the
third dimension is our
impression of plane surfaces
such as the ground rather than
our impression of objects
separated from one another in
empty space. Of all the cues we
know about, only perspective,
it seems, could provide direct
information about planes and
their orientation with respect
to us. Since we achieve quite
veridical impressions of such
planes as the ground without
ourselves being in motion, we
can assume that, whatever the
contribution of motion
perspective, it is not a
necessary factor. Linear
perspective and foreshortening
can hardly be necessary factors
because they are only present
in the case of certain regular
configurations, such as
railroad tracks, roads,
buildings, and the like. Of
course, the image projected to
the eye by every surface
receding in depthΓÇöΓÇôfor
example, from the ground or
from a wallΓÇöΓÇôwill be
foreshortened. But that in
itself can hardly be a cue. This
leaves size perspective and, in
particular, texture gradients
that contain objects or texture
the average size of which is
about the same throughout.