What is Shade?

• Shades are the darker tones of a color.
• For example, make yellow darker, and shades of yellow are formed.
• A scale is an orderly series of tones, such as a scale of shades from dark to darker.
• Warm grays are added to form shades of red, orange, yellow, and green.
• Cool grays are added to form shades of blue and violet.

Drill Work Preparation:

• Divide the pad into four parts as shown in the top image by making a margin around the pad about half an inch from the edge.
• Then divide the upper edge into half by means of a dot, then each half into quarters in the same manner.
• If vertical division lines are desired, they may be drawn.
• Prepare a page like this for each of the drill exercises.

Drill Work Instructions:

• Incline the tablet and paint from the top downward.
• Leave a narrow space between the washes, otherwise they will run together.
• Mix wash 1 and paint part 1.
• Add a little shade color (e.g. warm/cool gray) to the wash and paint part 2.
• Add a bit more shade color to the wash and paint part 3.
• Add still more shade color to the wash and paint part 4, the darkest shade.

Drill Work:

1. Paint the shade tones of a wash 4 of orange.
2. Paint the shade tones of a wash 5 of yellow.
3. Paint the shade tones of a wash 4 of green.
4. Paint the shade tones of a wash 3 of blue.
5. Paint the shade tones of a wash 3 of violet.