David Edward Keen Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 Can the lighting in this pic be referred to as chiaroscuro? Is the bright part bright enough? Am I grasping the concept of chiaroscuro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted January 2, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted January 2, 2017 Why duplicate posts and neither with a link to the picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edward Keen Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 I tried to post the picture twice but it didnt work Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted January 2, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted January 2, 2017 To post a picture within the post, it has to be a jpeg hosted on another site, and then you bracket the full url address with "img" in brackets at the front and "/img" in brackets at the end. Or you can just post the url and let the reader click on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edward Keen Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Ah ok i guess the easiest way is https://m.facebook.com/dave.keen.31?ref=bookmarks My profile picture, with the orange umbrella. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted January 2, 2017 Share Posted January 2, 2017 No. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edward Keen Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 How isn't it? Im actually looking for an understanding of what is considered chiaroscuro in art Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted January 2, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted January 2, 2017 I suppose it vaguely could be considered chiaroscuro but generally the point is to use strong contrast in lighting to create a three-dimensional effect where the subject pops out in relief often against a darker background. In this case, if the subject is your face, it does not have a strong three-dimensional effect due to the light bringing you forward of the background, instead you sort of recede and there is sort of a flatness. But it does have a pervading feeling of darkness, just not a dark background, so it is semi-chiaroscuro. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edward Keen Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 Ah ok...thanks that clears up my misconceptions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Bill DiPietra Posted January 2, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted January 2, 2017 I don't have Facebook, so I couldn't see your picture. But here is a good example of chiaroscuro: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edward Keen Posted January 2, 2017 Author Share Posted January 2, 2017 ? ive been digging lotsa paintings too thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Dunn Posted January 3, 2017 Share Posted January 3, 2017 (edited) Try A Philosopher Giving that Lecture on an Orrery, in which a Lamp is put in the Place of the Sun, or The Blacksmith's Shop, by Joseph Wright of Derby. Edited January 3, 2017 by Mark Dunn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John E Clark Posted January 4, 2017 Share Posted January 4, 2017 How isn't it? Im actually looking for an understanding of what is considered chiaroscuro in art Chiaroscuro is 'light/shadow' or 'light/dark' and is used to create a 3-d effect, beyond simple perspective, as well as adding 'drama'. Your referenced image appears to be more of a silhouette than an example of chiaroscuro. In the early modern era, painters developed 3-d perspective drawing, but in general the 'light' was often 'flat', without much contrast. By the mid 1500s, for portraits, one finds heavier use of shadow to give a 3-d effect, when the portrait would not otherwise have significant 'perspective' to cue the 3-d effect. For example, ca 1480s Memling Portrait About 100 years later a Bronzino portrait ca. 1541 And another 100 years... 1660 Rembrandt 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Edward Keen Posted January 7, 2017 Author Share Posted January 7, 2017 Thanks for the info! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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