---
title: shadingImage
framework: coreimage
role: symbol
role_heading: Instance Property
path: coreimage/cishadedmaterial/shadingimage
---

# shadingImage

The image to use as the height field.

## Declaration

```swift
var shadingImage: CIImage? { get set }
```

## Discussion

Discussion The resulting image has greater heights with lighter shades, and lesser heights (lower areas) with darker shades.

## See Also

### Instance Properties

- [inputImage](coreimage/cishadedmaterial/inputimage.md)
- [scale](coreimage/cishadedmaterial/scale.md)