Shading and Lighting

Terms artists use to represent the illusion of making a 2D drawing appear to have depth.

"When I drew this sphere, the light source was at the top right corner so I shaded the opposite end because the light wasn't hitting it, and highlighted the end closest to the light source because the light was hitting it dead on." Mrs.Woods explained to the class. "This is called Shading and Lighting."

by whiteshadow44 August 20, 2011

Four shades of fucked

When you are screwed to such a level that there is nothing else in the world you can do but ride out what ever the situation is

Ricky knew when he punched the cop that he would be four shades of fucked but he knew it would be worth it

by dutch1642 August 26, 2013

suntanna shade

only the flyest of the fly get to wear suntanna shades. only people who "drop waffles" get to wear them!!!****

Justin Schwaran wears his suntanna shades allda time

by Mackdiezzel December 4, 2010

Contour shading

The aplication of light and dark make up one to two shades lighter and one to two shades darker than your base foundation to create highlights and low lights to create more contour than would normally be visible.

See; "Easy nose contour" YouTube
See; "Need a 6 pack ASAP" ticktock
See; "Honest Donald Trump makeup recreation" YouTube
See; "How to contour Abs- make muscles pop in 5 min" youtube

You could build a house on Kim Kardashians foundation, she uses so much product contour shading.

by Modern Women May 24, 2025

New Shade

Cool/Hip before you know it's cool/hip

Hey Dude - WTF are you wearing? Is that NEW SHADE

by Birdy1959 July 26, 2016

shade assassin

Meaning one: Kenya Moore from the real housewives of Atlanta

Meaning two: someone so good at shade that it’s impossible to get shaded back

Example one sentence: doesn’t this bitch know that I’m the shade assassin

Example two: she’s literally a shade assassin no matter what she says I can never get her with a good comeback

by I’m winning December 4, 2021

Fukin shades

SI shades that are impossible to install correctly, instructions are shitty, they are shitty Everything is shit

Fuck those Fukin Shades

by Iggywithapop September 15, 2025