Basic Elements of Shading
The Highlight or Full Light
There is full light when the light hits straight an object that reflects the brightest areas in
your drawing.
The Cast Shadow
This refers to those areas in the drawing, which is darkest and requires more shading.
Cast shadow occurs in completely light blocked places where objects inside cast
shadows on other surfaces.
The Halftone
It in addition, called the midtone that refers to those areas just in between the dark and
light areas and appears to have gray value.
Midtone reflects the true consistency in terms of an object’s color.