foreshortening
fore-short-en-ing
noun
Technique depicting objects shorter than actual length to create depth illusion.
"The artist used foreshortening to make the arm appear closer."
Thesaurus
Synonyms: contract, abbreviate, shorten, reduce, cut, foreshorten, abridge
Antonyms: dilate, elaborate, enlarge, expand, expatiate, exposit, expound, flesh out, lucubrate