Two-dimensional (2D) shapes are completely flat. They cannot be picked up. 2D shapes can be found printed in a book or you can draw them on a piece of paper. 2D shapes have sides and corners (also ...

[William Osman] has an 80 W laser cutter, and he’s been experimenting with it sintering beach sand to create 2D objects. His write-up gives a basic introduction to glassmaking and shows the ...

The creation, display and manipulation of objects in the computer in two dimensions. Drawing programs and 2D CAD programs allow objects to be drawn on an X-Y scale as if they were drawn on paper.

Animators might use illustration tricks like shading, layering, forced perspective, and parallax on 2D objects to make them appear as if they existed in a 3D space. Some films even mix dimensions ...

If the tool works as demoed, it will change how artists work with 2D vector shapes, allowing them to manipulate and rotate ...