Chiaroscuro
WordNet

noun


(1)   A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create the illusion of volume.
  2. A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
  3. A photographic technique in which one side of a face (for example) is well lit and the other is in shadow; Rembrandt lighting
 
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