SOG GLOSSARY OF TERMS:
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Grisaille, AKA Verdaccio- Mike McCarty 3-12-05
French, from gris gray Date: 1848
: decoration in tones of a single color and especially gray designed to produce a three-dimensional effect. An under painting done in a very narrow range of values.
Under painting demonstration here:
http://forum.portraitartist.com/showthread.php?t=794
post regarding Grisaille here:
http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...ight=grisaille
post regarding Verdaccio here:
http://forum.portraitartist.com/show...ight=grisaille
See photo example below page 1.
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Vignette Mike McCarty 3-12-05
Pronunciation: vin-'yet, vEn-
Function: noun
Etymology: French, from Middle French vignete, from diminutive of vigne vine