{{Short description|Drawing of an object or a scene when no accurate representation is available}} {{Distinguish|Impressionism in art|Artistic rendering}} [[File:1957-10-07_New_Moon.ogv|thumb|A 7 October 1957 (''sic'') conception of Sputnik comprises this Universal Newsreel]] [[File:Artist's concept of collision at HD 172555.jpg|thumb|An artist's impression of a collision between two celestial bodies]] An '''artist's impression''', '''artist's conception''', '''artist's interpretation''', or '''artist's rendition''' is the representation of an object or a scene created by an artist when no other accurate representation is available. It could be an image, a sound, a video or a model. Artists' impressions are often created to represent concepts and objects that cannot be seen by the naked eye (e.g., very small or very distant), or fictional, or otherwise abstract. For example, in architecture, artists' impressions are used to showcase the design of planned buildings and associated landscape.<ref name="BobMargaret2004">{{cite book|author1=Bob Giddings|author2=Margaret Horne|title=Artists' Impressions in Architectural Design|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=ekhXDjNF2bkC&pg=PA1|accessdate=24 May 2013|date=9 March 2004|publisher=Taylor & Francis|isbn=978-0-203-36246-4|pages=1–}}</ref>
Artists' impressions are particularly prominent in space art.<ref name="NASA's Space Art Program">{{Cite web|url=http://newatlas.com/how-are-planets-painted/42763/|title=Artist's Impression: How to Paint a Planet|last=Powell|first=Dominic|date=2016-04-16|website=New Atlas}}</ref> Artists' depictions of prehistoric life are known as paleoart.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Ansón |first=Marco |last2=Fernández |first2=Manuel |last3=Saura Ramos |first3=Pedro A. |date=2015 |title=Paleoart: Terms and Conditions (A survey among paleontologists) |url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/275408446_Paleoart_Term_and_Conditions_A_survey_among_paleontologists |journal=Current Trends in Paleontology and Evolution |pages=28-34}}</ref>
==See also== {{Cc|Artist's impressions}} *Architectural rendering *Concept art
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