chiaroscuro

Definitions

• (painting) An artistic technique developed during the Renaissance, referring to the use of exaggerated light contrasts in order to create the illusion of volume.
• (painting) A monochrome picture made by using several different shades of the same color.
• (arts) The use of blocks of wood of different colors in a woodcut.
• (photography) A photographic technique in which one side of, for example, a face is well lit and the other is in shadow.