| Property |
Value |
| ID | the:ShadowAsDrawingLanguage |
| @type | vad:VisualAnalysis, vad:Composition, rdfs:Resource, vad:FormalAnalysis, vad:Art, skos:Concept, vad:VisualArts |
| altLabel | Shadow as structural drawing |
| broader | the:FigureGround, the:Interpretation, the:ShadowAsAutonomousForm, the:Composition, the:FormalAnalysis, the:visualArtTerm |
| definition | The use of cast or attached shadows not merely to describe illumination but as an independent linear or structural drawing system superimposed on the image. |
| exactMatch | https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_(art) |
| inScheme | the:WatercolorCriticismScheme |
| label | Shadow as drawing language |
| scopeNote | Applies when shadows function as a second compositional drawing layer rather than passive tonal modeling. |