![](images/base-arrow.gif)
![Photo Face](images/winter-mini.jpg)
![Realistic drawing](images/russell-mini.jpg)
![semi realistic](images/bechdel-mini.jpg)
![stick figure](images/feazell-mini.jpg)
![cartoon](images/lisa-mini.jpg)
The Big Triangle (cont)
The continuum from realistic to cartoony images represents increasing levels of iconic abstraction; removing (abstracting) an image from its retinal source, but still retaining its basic meaning.
The continuum from realistic to cartoony images represents increasing levels of iconic abstraction; removing (abstracting) an image from its retinal source, but still retaining its basic meaning.