shading

Example Sentences

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Gray shading marked the contours of a cockpit window.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 14, 2026

The painter’s technical brilliance is evident in the soft shading of features and the depiction of multiple layers of transparent fabric.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 12, 2025

The full interview was posted to YouTube on July 27 and casts a slightly different shading on Leno’s comments.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2025

“A lot, on the Wii console,” he replied with the same wry humor he displayed shading the Mavericks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 30, 2025

He concentrates on strong lines without shading, using a combination of pencil, pen, brown and black ink, and a reed pen that he made himself.

From "Vincent and Theo: The Van Gogh Brothers" by Deborah Heiligman