From Wikipedia:
Chiaroscuro (English: /kiˌɑːrəˈsk(j)ʊəroʊ/ kee-AR-ə-SKOOR-oh, -SKEWR-, Italian: [ˌkjaroˈskuːro]; Italian for ‘”light-dark”‘), in art, is the use of strong contrasts between light and dark, usually bold contrasts affecting a whole composition. It is also a technical term used by artists and art historians for the use of contrasts of light to achieve a sense of volume in modelling three-dimensional objects and figures.[1] Similar effects in cinema and photography also are called chiaroscuro.
I haven’t worked with charcoal or pastels since college I think. This is actually a virtual chalk drawing using Clip Studio Paint. Started with a full page of black and just scribbled with white chalk to create volume without using lines.
Good fun. It’s nice to take a break from drawing comics with their perfect black outlines and color fills.