Synonyms:
shading
Meaning: graded markings that indicate light or shaded areas in a drawing or painting
Synonyms:
shading, blending
Meaning: a gradation involving small or imperceptible differences between grades
Usage examples
A woman was standing at her garden gate, shading her eyes with her hand, and looking eagerly up the road.
According to his own lights the Russian virtuoso was right: his strength was not equal to the task, and so, imitating Chopin, he topsy-turvied the shading.
When I looked about with the return of light I saw majestic fir-grown mountains on either hand, almost meeting overhead at some points, deeply shading the mossy gorge.
Those black strokes were not introduced to throw up the grey wash or pencilled shading; Wyndham's cynicism was no mere literary affectation, it was engrained in his very nature.
Mustering his courage, Tad continued his cautious approach, lighting match after match, shading the flame with his hands so that the light would not get into his eyes and prevent him from seeing anything ahead of him.