Fancy mortal talk for a storytelling trick. It's easy to explain, in a moment anyway.

[What, you thought the little Vanir was going to get away from the BIGGEST BESTEST HUGS of all time? Man, who were you kidding?]

They like to tell their stories on great flat sheets, but with this maneuver they seek to go from a a flat picture to one that seems as if it's jumping out at you. ...Though I've no idea why the storytellers of this would want me jumping out at people! Apparently I'm most scary, or some such?