monochromatic
(adjective)
Black and white, or using one color.
Examples of monochromatic in the following topics:
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Illuminated Manuscripts
- Pucelle's work was characterized by delicate figures and the use of the primarily monochromatic grisaille technique with additional touches of color.
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Color Schemes
- An analogous color scheme creates a rich, monochromatic look in an artwork.
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Painting during the Tang Dynasty
- In these landscapes, which were monochromatic and sparse (a style that is collectively called shuimohua), the purpose was not to reproduce exactly the appearance of nature (the technique of realism) but rather to grasp an emotion or atmosphere so as to catch the "rhythm" of nature.
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Expressive and Symbolic Uses of Color
- Picasso's Blue Period is a term used to define to works produced by Picasso between 1901 and 1904, when he painted essentially monochromatic paintings in shades of blue and blue-green, only occasionally warmed by other colors.
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Development of Photography
- The earliest photography consisted of monochromatic or black and white shots.
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Unity and Variety
- Color combination guidelines suggest that colors next to each other on the color wheel model (analogous colors) tend to produce a single-hued or monochromatic color experience and some theorists also refer to these as "simple harmonies. "
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Block Books
- Polychromatic block books were produced in addition to the monochromatic ones.
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Painting in the Early Roman Empire
- Instead of attempting to dissolve the wall, the Third Style acknowledges the wall through flat, monochromatic expanses painted with small central motifs that look like a hung painting.