Photographic print toning
From The Art and Popular Culture Encyclopedia
(Difference between revisions)
| Revision as of 22:51, 29 December 2008 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) ← Previous diff |
Revision as of 22:52, 29 December 2008 Jahsonic (Talk | contribs) Next diff → |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
| {{Template}} | {{Template}} | ||
| - | '''Black-and-white''' is a broad adjectival term used to describe a number of [[monochrome]] forms of [[visual arts]]. Most forms of visual technology start out in black and white, then slowly evolve into color as technology progresses. | + | '''Sepia tone''', pronounced ['''see'''-pee-''uh''], refers to the coloring of a [[black and white]] [[photography|photographic print]] or [[motion picture]] film that has been [[photographic print toning|toned]] with a sepia toner to simulate the faded brownish color of some early photographs. This process can be simulated using a computer and digital [[image editing|photo-editing]] software. |
| - | + | ||
| - | "Black-and-white" as a description is also something of a misnomer, for in addition to black and white most of these media included varying [[Grayscale|shades of grey]]. Further, many prints, especially those produced earlier in the development of photography, were in [[sepia tone|sepia]] (mainly to provide archival stability), which gave a richer, more subtle shading than reproductions in plain black-and-white, although less so than color. | + | |
| - | + | ||
| - | == See also == | + | |
| - | *[[Grisaille]] | + | |
| - | *[[Monochrome]] | + | |
| - | + | ||
| {{GFDL}} | {{GFDL}} | ||
Revision as of 22:52, 29 December 2008
|
Related e |
|
Featured: |
Sepia tone, pronounced [see-pee-uh], refers to the coloring of a black and white photographic print or motion picture film that has been toned with a sepia toner to simulate the faded brownish color of some early photographs. This process can be simulated using a computer and digital photo-editing software.
Unless indicated otherwise, the text in this article is either based on Wikipedia article "Sepia tone" or another language Wikipedia page thereof used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License; or on research by Jahsonic and friends. See Art and Popular Culture's copyright notice.
