Charcoal Low-Key Painted Canvas

A charcoal and graphite painted canvas, hung from a black stand and crossbar against a dark wall, lit by a single soft beam from the right, with a smoky lighter patch above the centre. The low-key mood suits dramatic portraits, actor headshots and black and white work.

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How to use this backdrop

Place the subject just in front of the lighter patch, standing or seated. Best for one or two people. Light falls from the right; keep your subject light hard and from the right for a match.

Match your subject's light to the scene (warm light, from the right) and shoot at eye level, as the scene is. New to compositing? Read how to use digital backdrops.

Empty dark studio backdrop with a charcoal hand-painted canvas hanging from a black stand and crossbar against a dark wall and spreading onto a dark wooden floor in low-key light
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Empty dark studio backdrop with a charcoal hand-painted canvas hanging from a black stand and crossbar against a dark wall and spreading onto a dark wooden floor in low-key light (square crop)
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Empty dark studio backdrop with a charcoal hand-painted canvas hanging from a black stand and crossbar against a dark wall and spreading onto a dark wooden floor in low-key light (portrait crop)
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Preview shown with the small corner watermark that is on the free file. Full-size files have no watermark.

File facts
Landscape 3:2 2880 × 1920 px · 1.2 MB
Square 1:1 2880 × 2880 px · 1.8 MB
Portrait 2:3 1920 × 2880 px · 1.3 MB
Master 2880 × 2880 px, not upscaled
Format JPG, sRGB
Free file 1280px long edge, corner watermark
People 1 to 3 people, standing or seated
Light Warm light, from the right

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