shading
/ˈʃeɪdɪŋ/
verb
- Present participle of shade; to block or protect from light, or to darken an area in a drawing.
- The trees are shading the house from the afternoon sun.
- He spent hours shading the background to make it look more realistic.
- She is shading the drawing with a soft pencil.
noun
- The use of light and dark areas in a drawing, painting, or image to create the illusion of depth or form.
- Good shading can make a simple sketch look realistic.
- She learned shading techniques in her art class.
- The artist used careful shading to make the sphere look three-dimensional.
- A small amount or degree of something, especially a slight difference or variation.
- The two colors are similar, but with a slight shading of blue in one.
- Her opinion had a shading of optimism that surprised everyone.
- There was a shading of doubt in his voice.
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