REFLECTIONS
Reflections occur on the horizontal surfaces of
bod ies of water, themirrored surfaces of glass. and
the polished surfaces of floors. A reflecting surface
presents an inverted or mirror image of the object
being reflected. For example, if an object is resting
directly on areflecting surface. the reflected image
is adirect, inverted copy of the original. Thus, in a
perspective view of the reflection, the reflected
image follows the same perspect ive system of lines
already established for the original image.
Sightlines reflect off a mirrored surface at an
angle equal to the angle of incidence. Each
reflection therefore doubles t he apparent
dimension of the space in a direction
perpendicular to the mirrored surface.
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Anything in front of or above a reflecting surface
appears at the same distance in back of or below
the reflecting surface in adirection perpendicular
to the surface.
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Oblique lines not
parallel to the reflecting surface slant at an equal
but opposit eangle in the reflection.
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