Editing Shading (section)

==In drawing==
'''Shading''' is used traditionally in [[drawing]] for depicting a range of darkness by applying media more densely or with a darker shade for darker areas, and less densely or with a lighter shade for lighter areas. Light patterns, such as objects having light and shaded areas, help when creating the illusion of depth on paper.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.drawingwithconfidence.com/drawing-techniques/|title=Drawing Techniques|publisher=Drawing With Confidence|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121124221319/http://www.drawingwithconfidence.com:80/drawing-techniques/|archive-date=November 24, 2012|access-date=19 September 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dueysdrawings.com/shading_tutorial.html |title=Shading Tutorial, How to Shade in Drawing |publisher=Dueysdrawings.com |date=2007-06-21 |access-date=2012-02-11}}</ref> 

There are various techniques of shading, including [[Hatching|cross hatching]], where perpendicular lines of varying closeness are drawn in a grid pattern to shade an area. The closer the lines are together, the darker the area appears. Likewise, the farther apart the lines are, the lighter the area appears.

'''{{anchor|Powder shading}}Powder shading''' is a [[Sketch (drawing)|sketching]] shading method. In this style, [[stumping powder]] and paper [[Stump (drawing)|stumps]] are used to draw a picture. (This is also in color.) The stumping powder is smooth and doesn't have any shiny particles. The paper to be used should have small grains on it so that the powder remains on the paper.