For Chiaroscuro we have terms and definitions in 7 topics. The topics are Artist, Classic Yoga, Color Pencil, Fine Art, Illustration, Sculptural and Watercolor.

Chiaroscuro (Artist)

1) The rendering of light and shade in painting; the subtle gradations and marked variations of light and shade for dramatic effect. 2) The style of painting light within deep shadows. Carrivagio and Rembrandt were masters of chiaroscuro.

Chiaroscuro (Classic Yoga)

(It.). Literally, "light and dark". Esoterically refers to the building with Light, the light of knowledge which throws happenings into the sharp, defining light of reality and truth, enabling the individual to discern the true state of things.

Chiaroscuro (Color Pencil)

A Renaissance system for describing an emergence of form, relying on value changes from dark to light.

Chiaroscuro (Fine Art)

(pronounced cheer-a-scu-ro) Italian term for light and dark, referring to the modeling of form by the use of light and shade.

Chiaroscuro (Illustration)

An Italian word for light-dark. It refers to the effects of light and shadow in a painting, particularly when they contrast dramatically.

Chiaroscuro (Sculptural)

In drawing, painting, and the graphic arts, chiaroscuro (ke-ära-skooro) refers to the rendering of forms through a balanced contrast between light and dark areas. The technique that was introduced during the Renaissance, is effective in creating an illusion of depth and space around the principal figures in a composition. Leonardo Da Vinci and Rembrandt were painters who excelled in the use of this technique.

Chiaroscuro (Watercolor)

1) The rendering of light and shade in painting; the subtle gradations and marked variations of light and shade for dramatic effect. 2) The style of painting light within deep shadows. Carrivagio and Rembrandt were masters of chiaroscuro.

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