| Property |
Value |
| @id | the:ShadowAsDrawingLanguage |
| type | Art, Composition, Concept, formal analysis, Resource, Visual Analysis, Visual Arts |
| broader | Composition, Figure-Ground Relationship, Formal Analysis, Interpretation, Shadow as autonomous form, visual art term |
| 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. |
| inScheme | Watercolor Criticism Scheme |
| label | Shadow as drawing language |
| scope note | Applies when shadows function as a second compositional drawing layer rather than passive tonal modeling. |
| skos:altLabel | Shadow as structural drawing |
| skos:exactMatch | Shadow_(art) |