Chiaroscuro is the use of contrast between light and dark to emphasize and illuminate important figures in a painting or drawing. It was first introduced during the Renaissance. It was originally used while drawing on colored paper though it is now used in paintings and even cinema.
Chiaroscuro uses a low key lighting setup, where a key light is used as the sole light source to achieve dark backgrounds with starkly lit subjects.
Chiaroscuro is a technique that filmmakers use to create contrast between light and dark areas on screen. It’s often used as a storytelling device where there is an extreme difference in tone or mood from one scene to the next.
5 areas of chiarascuro
1.highlight
2.halftone
3.deep shadow
4.reflected light
5.cast shadow.
Chiarascuro is the juxtaposition between light and dark
My take on chiarascuro lighting:
These were the images that came out the best, in terms of getting the lighting correct; the juxtaposition between highlight and shadow.
After editing them, these are the final outcomes:
