The technique is called chiaroscuro. It utilizes contrasting light and shadow to create a sense of three-dimensional volume and depth in a two-dimensional artwork. This technique was popularized during the Renaissance by artists such as Leonardo da vinci and Caravaggio.
Any technique at all: painting, drawing, silkscreen, graphics, sculpting, ...Different artists - different techniques. Oil painting, acrylics, silkscreen, lithography, whatever.Any technique at all: painting, drawing, silkscreen, graphics, sculpting, ...Different artists - different techniques. Oil painting, acrylics, silkscreen, lithography, whatever.
Norman Kent has written: 'Drawings by American artists' -- subject(s): American Drawing, American Painting, Drawing, American, Painting, American 'One hundred watercolor techniques' -- subject(s): Technique, Watercolor painting 'Seascapes & landscapes in watercolor' -- subject(s): Painters, Marine painting, Technique, Watercolor painting, Landscape painting
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