shading
Adding depth artistically
Shading is the gradual variation of light and dark in a drawing or painting to create the illusion of depth and form.
Artists use shading to make flat surfaces appear three-dimensional.
The term extends to any subtle gradation: There are shadings of meaning I hadn't considered.
To give someone shade—public criticism or dismissal—yields a different sense of shading: subtly dissing someone without direct confrontation.
Faint color addition
- hueColor's specific character
- toneQuality of sound
- valueImportance or price
- saturationState of complete permeation
gradient · ombre · fade · wash · undertone · overtone · midtone · monochromatic
Emergence from an egg
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
- blendingCombining into uniformity
- chiaroscuroContrast technique in painting
rendering · contour · tone · value · highlight · gradation · smudging · feathering
Graphite writing instrument
- charcoalBurned wood residue
- graphiteCrystalline carbon allotrope
- pastelPale, gentle shade
- sketchHasty informal drawing
illustration · portrait · figure · doodle · brush · pen · ink · eraser
Interpretive depiction or performance
- anti-aliasingDigital edge-smoothing technique
- gradientRate of change across space
- ray tracingRendering via light physics
- texture mappingApplying images to 3D surfaces
lighting · shader · rasterization · fill · opacity · transparency · layer · bevel
Most notable part
- darknessTotal absence of light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
- illuminationProvision of light
luminosity · gloom · silhouette · backlight · contrast · penumbra · umbra · ambient
Mounted overhead shelter
- canopyOverhead protective covering
- parasolHandheld shade device
- umbrellaHandheld rain shelter
- sunglassesTinted eye protection
visor · blind · curtain · screen · pergola · trellis · arbor · overhang
Fine distinction, easily missed
- hintIndirect suggestion
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- undertoneSubdued background quality
- overtoneSubsidiary meaning or harmonic
connotation · implication · inflection · degree · variation · distinction · tinge · touch
tint
Faint color addition
saturation · gradient · ombre · fade · wash · undertone · overtone · midtone · monochromatic · duotone
hatching
Emergence from an egg
- crosshatchingIntersecting parallel lines for tone
- stipplingDot-based shading technique
- blendingCombining into uniformity
chiaroscuro · rendering · contour · tone · value · highlight · gradation · smudging · feathering · burnishing
pencil
Graphite writing instrument
sketch · illustration · portrait · figure · doodle · brush · pen · ink · eraser · kneaded eraser
rendering
Interpretive depiction or performance
- anti-aliasingDigital edge-smoothing technique
- gradientRate of change across space
- ray tracingRendering via light physics
texture mapping · lighting · shader · rasterization · fill · opacity · transparency · layer · bevel · diffuse
highlight
Most notable part
- darknessTotal absence of light
- brightnessDegree of light emitted
- dimnessInsufficient illumination
illumination · luminosity · gloom · silhouette · backlight · contrast · penumbra · umbra · ambient · diffuse
awning
Mounted overhead shelter
sunglasses · visor · blind · curtain · screen · pergola · trellis · arbor · overhang · brim
subtlety
Fine distinction, easily missed
- hintIndirect suggestion
- suggestionIdea proposed for consideration
- undertoneSubdued background quality
overtone · connotation · implication · inflection · degree · variation · distinction · tinge · touch · trace
- comicscomic books, comic book, comic strip, comic art, comic panel
- art techniquespainting, drawing, sketching, blending, cross-hatching
- color termsblack, white, red, blue, green
- comic artcomic, comics, comic book, cartoon, manga
- drawing basicspencil sketching, basic shapes, line drawing, drawing tools, sketch pads
- techniquessketching, drawing, painting, sculpting, carving
shadinghighlighting
Emphasizing key parts
brightening · illuminating · lightening · lighting · whitening
shadingexposing
Making something known
uncovering · revealing · opening up · baring · laying bare
- pencil shadingTonal variation technique
- shading techniquesWays to depict shadow