to shade

Examples

• All

• And I'm just going to go ahead and take that same black shadow and just shade in these little parts over here.

• One pixel at a time, he began to shade, sketch, and manipulate until he had an interesting texture.

  Fiction book (1999)

• I learned to shade and contour; I learned to make round things round.

  Fiction book (1998)

• I'm always shading with a darker version of the base skin color.

• And then the next step beyond that is just colouring in the pixels and deciding exactly how to shade them and light them.

• A good one will fill in the shape, shading it with texture and nuance.

  Academic text (1994)

• And then what I did here was I took a black Tombow and I added the black to the shadow areas instead of shading my skin tone.

• The man rises unsteadily, shading his eyes, balancing his weight in the gently rocking life raft.

  Fiction book (1992)

• To give depth to the drawing, she decided to shade the areas under the objects with a darker pencil.

• In her painting, she chose to shade the trees, introducing a contrast that added texture and realism.

Synonyms

T

to tone

vsto shade

19 4.9

To change the color or shade of something

represents shadow effects in drawing rather than altering overall color

F

to fill in

vsto shade

• Specialized

4 4.2

Add shade to a drawing to show light and shadow

focuses on depicting shadow effects rather than general color adjustment

Antonyms

H

to highlight

340 3.3

To emphasize something so it stands out as important

Idioms

I

in the shade

26 1.0

In a place protected from direct sun that is cooler

M

made in the shade

• Informal

1 8.2

In a safe, easy situation needing little effort

Phrasal Verbs

S

to shade off

4.3

To make a place darker by blocking the light

Compounds

S

shade tree

4 2.2

A large tree that gives shade from the sun

W

window shade

• US

3 2.0

A piece of material you pull down to block light or give privacy at a window

S

shade of red

1 4.2

A change in how red someone's face becomes when they feel embarrassed

M

melony shade

7.4

A pink-red color like the inside of a watermelon

N

noonday shade

5.2

A cool place out of the sun at midday, often under a tree

How Shaded

to blacken

19 3.4

to darken

63 3.3

to shade

8 4.3

to hatch

• Specialized

2 7.7

to tone

19 4.9

Surface Forms

Etymology