Wand shade() function – Python

Last Updated : 23 Jun, 2021

The shade() function is an inbuilt function in the Python Wand ImageMagick library which is used to generates create a 3D effect by simulating a light from an elevated angle.

Syntax:

shade(gray, azimuth, elevation)

Parameters: This function accepts three parameters as mentioned above and defined below:

gray: This is a boolean parameter which stores the isolation effect. Default is ‘False’.

azimuth: This parameter stores the angle from x-axis.

elevation: This parameter stores the amount of angle from the z-axis.

Return Value: This function returns the Wand ImageMagick object.

Original Image:

Example 1:

Python3

# Import library from Image 
from wand.image import Image
 
# Import the image
with Image(filename ='../geeksforgeeks.png') as image:
    # Clone the image in order to process
    with image.clone() as shade:
        # Invoke shade function
        shade.shade(True, 10, 15)
        # Save the image
        shade.save(filename ='shade1.jpg')

Output:

Example 2:

Python3

# Import libraries from the wand  
from wand.image import Image
from wand.drawing import Drawing
from wand.color import Color
 
with Drawing() as draw:
    # Set Stroke color the circle to black
    draw.stroke_color = Color('black')
    # Set Width of the circle to 2 
    draw.stroke_width = 1
    # Set the fill color to 'White (# FFFFFF)'
    draw.fill_color = Color('white')
 
    # Invoke Circle function with center at 50, 50 and radius 25
    draw.circle((200, 200), # Center point
                (100, 100)) # Perimeter point
    # Set the font style
    draw.font = '../Helvetica.ttf'
    # Set the font size 
    draw.font_size = 30
     
    with Image(width = 400, height = 400, background = Color('# 45ff33')) as pic:
        # Set the text and its location
        draw.text(int(pic.width / 3), int(pic.height / 2), 'GeeksForGeeks !')
        # Draw the picture
        draw(pic)
        # Invoke shade function method 
        pic.shade(False, 15, 15)
        # Save the image 
        pic.save(filename ='shade2.jpg')