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For other uses, see Shade (disambiguation).
Shading is the process in which shadows and highlights are added, in reference to a light source to add the illusion of depth to a medium where such depth is not possible, such as on a 2D plane. Shading can be applied to nearly all variants of visual arts (when application is desirable) on both traditional and digital mediums. Adding shading to art will give an appearance of realism to the piece. Shading can be applied in a large variety of ways, ranging from cross hatching to smudging.