Stained Glass
ステンドグラス / medieval–present / Technique / Ornament
Divides light with colored glass and lead lines, making contour itself structure and story.
At a glance
Visual cues
- Lead contours
- Transmitted color
- Geometric division
- Jewel tones
Best used for
- Symbolic images with light in the leading role
- Organizing complex narrative into panels
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Dictionary entry
- Type
- Concise letters that hold against the contours
- Composition
- Divide color fields with lead lines around a central figure
- Material
- Deep red, blue, gold, transmitted light, black joints
- Caution
- Not just translucent gradients. Design the structural lines that carry the color fields.
- Further study
- medieval glazing / lead came
Related entries
- Gothic (ゴシック)Shared effects: Luxury.Compare Stained Glass and Gothic
- Art Nouveau (アール・ヌーヴォー)Shared effects: Luxury.Compare Stained Glass and Art Nouveau
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