Found 2 items, similar to Chiaroscuro.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: chiaroscuro
chiaroscuro
n : a monochrome picture made by using several different shades
of the same color
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Chiaroscuro
Chiaroscuro
\Chia`ro*scu"ro\, ||Chiaro-oscuro
\Chi*a"ro-os*cu"ro\, n. [It., clear dark.]
(a) The arrangement of light and dark parts in a work of art,
such as a drawing or painting, whether in monochrome or
in color.
(b) The art or practice of so arranging the light and dark
parts as to produce a harmonious effect. Cf.
Clair-obscur.
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