--- title: "Bringing Paintings to Life: Shades and Tints" url: "https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-19-15-31-bringing-paintings-to-life-shades-and-tints" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Bringing Paintings to Life: Shades and Tints ![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/images/blog/35375513-4828-4de2-b537-74d107e5b240.jpg) 19 January 2026 [Ms Kendal](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/author/CarolineKendal) [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-4) This week, our young artists explored how **shades and tints** can transform a flat picture into something that looks 3D. By adding white to make tints and black to create shades, they learned how colour changes can add depth and shape. Using these new skills, the children experimented with placing lighter and darker areas to make their paintings look raised or rounded. The results were brilliant—vibrant artworks that truly popped off the page! [Year 4](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/year-4) [Art](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/tag/art) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/IMG_0495%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-16-14-38-year-1-geography) Previous ### [Year 1 Geography](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-16-14-38-year-1-geography) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/100x100c/blog/20260120_102433.jpg)](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-20-12-15-whole-school-mental-health) Next ### [Whole School Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2026-01-20-12-15-whole-school-mental-health) ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)