sfumato
1
9.9
Having soft, smoky transitions between colors and tones
- adjective
- /sfʊˈmɑːtoʊ/
- Specialized
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sfumato
- In his portrait, the sfumato technique gives the subject a dreamlike quality with soft edges.
Examples
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Furthermore, as David Summers has demonstrated, a painting did not need to be sfumato to suggest its air.
Academic text (2002) -
The artist used sfumato to create a gentle transition between the sky and the mountains in her landscape painting.
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Her painting is characterized by sfumato, resulting in a subtle blending of shades that adds depth.
Synonyms
ombré
vssfumato
7.7
With colors that slowly change from light to dark
creates soft, smoky transitions without a fixed light to dark direction
Antonyms
How Blurred
Surface Forms
sfumato positive
Etymology
The word sfumato comes from the Italian verb sfumare ('to fade') and from fumo ('smoke'), like the English word 'fume'. So, to call something sfumato is to say it has soft, misty edges where colors and tones blur into each other.