DIFFERENCES BETWEEN 2D AND 3D

BASIS FOR 2D SHAPES 3D SHAPES

COMPARISON
Basic Only 2 dimensions are Three dimensions are
there that are X and Y there, X, Y and Z
Constructs Square, circle, triangle, Cube, sphere, cone,
rectangle, hexagon, cuboid, etcetera
etcetera
Represents Top view, side view, Isometric and
bottom view, front orthogonal shapes
view while making
engineering drawings
Involves Length and breadth Length, breadth and
height
Edges Are completely visible Not visible or hidden
in the drawings due to overlapping
 HISTORY OF 3D
• The history of the expression of three-dimensional
structure in art can be traced from the use of
occlusion in Palaeolithic cave paintings, through the
use of shadow in classical art, to the development of
perspective during the Renaissance. However, the
history of the use of stereoscopic techniques is
controversial.
• Although the first undisputed stereoscopic images
were presented by Wheatstone in 1838, it has been
claimed that two sketches by Jacopo Chimenti da
Empoli (c. 1600) can be to be fused to yield an
impression of stereoscopic depth, while others
suggest that Leonardo da Vinci’s Mona Lisa is the
world’s first stereogram.
 Room of the
Masks in the
House of
Augustus,
Rome (Casati
, 2003)

The claim that

Leonardo’s Mona Lisa
was the first Work of Macedonian
stereogram was mosaic known as The
recently advanced by Stag Hunt  by Gnosis
Carbon and (c. 300 BCE),
Hesslinger (2013, 
2015),
 HISTORY OF 2D
• Byzantine art (4th - 15th century CE) is generally
characterised by a move away from the naturalism
of the Classical tradition towards the more abstract
and universal, there is a definite preference for two-
dimensional representations, and those artworks
which contain a religious message predominate. 
• Byzantine Christian art had the triple purpose of
beautifying a building, instructing the illiterate on
matters vital for the welfare of their soul, and
encouraging the faithful that they were on the
correct path to salvation. For this reason, the
interiors of Byzantine churches were covered with
paintings and mosaics.
 The oldest known icon
depicting Jesus Christ
 (6th century) in Saint
Catherine's Monastery, 
Egypt.

The most celebrated

mosaics are those in the
church of San Vitale in
Ravenna, Italy, which date
to the 540s CE. Two
glittering panels show
Emperor Justinian I and his
consort Empress Theodora
 with their respective
entourages.