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Grisaille vs Camaieu - What's the difference?

grisaille | camaieu | see also |

In lang=en terms the difference between grisaille and camaieu

is that grisaille is in painting, a method of working which employs only varying values of gray to create form. Often a preliminary step in a fully colored painting while camaieu is a style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours.

grisaille

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (arts) In painting, a method of working which employs only varying values of gray to create form. Often a preliminary step in a fully colored painting.
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    camaieu

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia camaieu) (en noun)
  • (arts) A style of painting in a small range of monochrome colours

    • See also

    * cirage * grisaille