Shadings
noun
1.
a slight variation or difference of color, character, etc.
2.
the act of a person or thing that shades.
3.
the representation of the different values of color or light and dark in a painting or drawing.
noun
1.
the graded areas of tone, lines, dots, etc, indicating light and dark in a painting or drawing
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