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Shading and Hatching

Shapes can be Shaded in Different Ways

Shapes can be Shaded in Different Ways

Most common types of shadings and hatchings.

Tip: You need to observe carefully to spot the different types of hatchings.

There are different types of hatching

There are different types of hatching

Hatching is, shading shapes with lines.

Tip: Check the direction of hatching.

Different shapes might share the same shading

 Different shapes might share the same shading

Look out for unusual hatching.

Tip: When there are lots of shaded shapes, look out for the similarity and differences in their shading.

The amount, a shape is shaded, could be important

The amount, a shape is shaded, could be important

In the above figure, only one half of the shapes is shaded or hatched.

Tip: You might need to work out what fraction of a shape is shaded.

The amount, a shape is shaded, could be important

The amount, a shape is shaded, could be important

The amount of shading is increasing by 1/8th in every step.

Tip: You might need to work out what fraction of a shape is shaded.