Chiaroscuro
Art style · 10 words
Classical modelling of volume by light and shadow: gradated transitions, softened contours, heightened realism.
François Marius Granet · A Cardinal Examining a Painting in a Cloister（first half 19th century） · CC0
Feeling words
- chiaroscuro
- dark tonality
- low key
- shadow
- halation
- encroaching
- modelling-form
- uplight
- axonometric
- posterized gradient
Generation prompt
Single profile or raised-hand figure, background pressed fully dark, only the lit planes visible; dark brown, warm ochre, ivory white; one strong light from upper left, the rest sunk into shadow; soft graded glazing building volume; shallow dark space without setting. Avoid multiple sources and saturated colour.