Die woordeboekbetekenis van die woord "skakering" is die gebruik van verskillende grade van duisternis en lig in 'n tekening, skildery of foto om 'n gevoel van diepte en driedimensionaliteit te skep. Skakering kan ook verwys na die beskerming of afskerming van direkte sonlig, sowel as die geleidelike oorgang van een kleur na 'n ander in 'n gradiënt. Boonop, in die konteks van 'n geskrewe werk, kan skakering verwys na die gebruik van subtiele variasies in toon of klem om 'n bepaalde betekenis of implikasie oor te dra.
1. Shading my face with a hand, I gazed through watering eyes at my dreamworld.
2. She was obviously better at it, sketching ponies, shading in hearts, even attempting a cartoonish drawing of his face.
3. He hauled his burly frame out of the police van, shading his eyes from a gust that blew cold drizzle into his face.
4. Spooky Girl Illustration Cute Whimsical Quote This fun art poster is designed using my grayscale portrait of a spooky little girl holding her tattered rag doll with touches of pink, blue, and lime green shading her face.
5. His thick, short hair was blacker than a moonless night, and his full, arched eyebrows hung above deep-set green eyes, shading them as if they were treasured emeralds.
6. They flashed in her eyes, and she held her hands up, shading the brightness.
7. A bullet hit the tree shading Sabienn and shards of splinters and bark showered over him and Bray.
8. Finally, Inez was able to see without shading her eyes.
9. Gazing down at the tiny town of Aragon through his rifle scope, his hand shading the end to prevent a reflective glare, Skull idly chewed dried meat and sipped water.
10. Like Earth humans, their hair colors, textures, and eye colors varied, but they all had an un-humanly green shading in their skin and features.