List three ways mannerist artists distorted reality in their works

I believe the correct answer is that Mannerist distorted reality by exaggerating proportion, balance, and ideal beauty.

Mannerism was an artistic movement in 16th century that began as an opposition to the Renaissance. As such, Mannerism exaggerated everything that Renaissance put an emphasis on (proportion, balance and beauty). Mannerist achieved that through elongated figures, odd proportions, unusual perspectives, uneven light and optical illusions.