| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:ChromaticShadows |
| @type | vad:Art, vad:VisualArts, vad:ContextualAnalysis, vad:ArtHistory, vad:VisualAnalysis, skos:Concept, vad:ArtCriticism, rdfs:Resource |
| altLabel | Colorful Shadows |
| broader | the:Interpretation, the:Criticism, the:ColorTheory |
| definition | Shadows rendered using saturated colors (typically blues or violets) rather than neutral grays or black. |
| editorialNote | Contrast with 'dead' shadows created by adding black or Payne's gray. |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Chromatic Shadows |
| related | the:UltramarineShadows, the:ColorConfidence, the:Luminosity, the:St.MarksBasilica_20260110, the:ShadowColor |
| scopeNote | Keeps shadows luminous and integrated with overall color harmony; a characteristic of Impressionist and post-Impressionist practice now standard in watercolor. |