Shape

I. Descriptions of Shapes
            Preference in Description of Shapes
            Positions of Animals
            Details
            Specifics  

II. Geometric Shapes
            Square
            Rectangle
            Rhombus
            Rhomboid
            trapezium
            Triangle
            Equilateral Triangle
            Isosceles Triangle
            Scalene Triangle
            Right Triangle
            Oblique Triangle
            Obtuse Triangle
            Acute Triangle
            Polygon
            Circle
            Ellipse
            Oval

III. Special Shapes
            Paisley, Star, Crescent

IV. 3D Shapes
            Cube, Quadratic Prism (Parallelepiped)
            Cylinder, Sphere, Ellipsoid, Tours (ring)
            Triangular Prism, Cone, Quadrilateral Pyramid, Obelisk, Truncated Cone (Frustum), Truncated Cone

V. Types of Polygons

I. Descriptions of Shapes

Subject's proportion of the whole is a secondary consideration in this descriptive system.

Preference in Description of Shapes
People (Man Woman Child etc.)
Animal (cat, dog, rabbit etc.)
Plant (flower, tree, shrub, etc.)
Manufactured Objects (building, machine, tool etc.)
Natural Objects (mountain, lake, rock etc.)

Positions of Animals
Lying = flat on the ground
Crouching = front body angled up 10°-20°
Sitting = front of body up 30°-45°
Sitting up= trunk 90°, forelegs off the ground
Standing = on all fours
Standing up = on hind legs
walking, running, jumping, etc.

Details are described left to right, top to bottom

Specifics where breed or species is easily determined, it is used otherwise a generic term will be used.
Examples:
"Generic Santa" = Specific "St .Nicholas", "Father Christmas", "Pelsnikle" or,"Nast Santa"
Dog = "Poodle", "Dachshund", "Egyptian Foxhound", "Setter", "Pointer", etc.
Man = Nationality (ie. Dutchman), Occupation(Carpenter) or Avocation (Hunter) etc.

II. Geometric Shapes

Name	Description
	A quadrilateral with right angled equal sides.
	A quadrilateral with two right angled equal sides.
	A quadrilateral with equal sides. (diamond)
	A parallelogram with unequal parallel sides.
	A quadrilateral having no parallel sides.
	A trigon.
	A triangle with equal sides.
	A triangle with two equal sides.
	A triangle with no equal sides.
	A triangle with one 90° angle.
	A triangle with no right angle.
	An oblique triangle with one angle larger than 90°.
	An oblique triangle all angles smaller than 90°.
	Any 2D shape with three or more sides.
	A closed curve with a constant distance from the center (radius).
	An elongated circle with unsymmetrical ends. (egg-shaped)
An oval is different from an ellipse. An spherical egg yolk is streamlined as it passes down the ova duct and albumin is added. The last end is smaller. An Ellipse is made by tracing a loop around two axis - both ends are symmetrical.
	An elongated circle with symmetrical ends.

III. Special Shapes

Stars are named by the number of points they have (7-sided star, star of david (6-sided star) etc.).

IV. 3D Shapes

If the top of a 3D figure is cut off by a plane the remainder is truncated. If the cutting plane and the base plane are parallel the remainder is a frustum. The type of pyramid is named by the polygon that forms the base and top plane. And the cones are named after the curve of it's base. Solids are largely described by their base or equilateral plane.

(Frustum if the top and bottom planes are parallel)

V. Types of Polygons