Wednesday’s Word of the Week

chiaroscuro, n.

“The style of pictorial art in which only the light and shade, and not the various colours, are represented; black-and-white, or dark brown and white. A sketch in black and white.”

“During his spare time between classes, Tom filled up his sketch book with chiaroscuros of his favorite images.”

“chiaroscuro, n.” OED Online. Oxford University Press, December 2014. Web. 25 February 2015.