| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ChromaticShadows |
| type | Art, Concept, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Color Theory, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, visual art term |
| definition | Shadows rendered using saturated colors (typically blues or violets) rather than neutral grays or black. |
| editorial note | Contrast with 'dead' shadows created by adding black or Payne's gray. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Chromatic Shadows |
| related | Color Confidence, Luminosity, Shadow Color, St. Mark's Basilica Notes, Ultramarine Shadows |
| scope note | Keeps shadows luminous and integrated with overall color harmony; a characteristic of Impressionist and post-Impressionist practice now standard in watercolor. |
| skos:altLabel | Colorful Shadows |