Shading Techniques Matching worksheet - Free Printable

Let me carefully examine the image to match each drawing technique with its correct term.

I'll go through each image on the left and match it with the appropriate shading technique from the list on the right.

1. First image: A detailed shell drawing with smooth tonal transitions → This looks like burnishing (using a tool to polish and smooth graphite for even tone)

2. Second image: Hand using a white pencil or blending tool on shaded area → This appears to be blending (smoothing transitions between tones)

3. Third image: Colorful glass objects with highlights and reflections → This is likely stippling (using dots to create tone and texture), but let me check more carefully

Wait, let me zoom in on each image to be certain:

For the shell: It has very smooth, polished-looking shading with no visible lines - this is burnishing.

For the hand with white pencil: The white pencil is being used to lift or lighten areas - this is actually erasing or using an eraser as a drawing tool, but looking at the options, "ERASER" is listed.

For the colorful glass objects: These show smooth gradients and reflections - this could be blending.

Let me systematically match each:

- Shell with smooth shading → BURNISHING
- Hand using white pencil on graphite → This is often called blending or using a blending stump, but there's a "BLENDING STUMP" option
- Glass objects with smooth color transitions → This looks like blending
- Vertical parallel lines shading → HATCHING
- Apple with fine dots → STIPPLING
- Pink eraser with shavings → ERASER
- Sphere with grid-like lines → CROSS-HATCHING
- Hand holding pencil → SCribbling? No, that doesn't fit
- Two pencils and value scale → VALUE SCALE
- Gradient bar with numbers 1-9 → VALUE SCALE

Let me reconsider. The instructions say "Look at the picture to the left then match it with the correct terms on the right."

Looking more carefully:
- Shell: smooth, polished look → BURNISHING
- Hand with white pencil on shaded area: this is demonstrating using a blending stump or finger to blend → BLENDING STUMP
- Glass objects: smooth gradients → BLENDING
- Vertical lines: HATCHING
- Apple with dots: STIPPLING
- Pink eraser: ERASER
- Sphere with intersecting lines: CROSS-HATCHING
- Hand drawing: might be SCribbling (loose, free lines)
- Two pencils: HARD BLACK (referring to pencil lead hardness)
- Value scale: VALUE SCALE

But I need to be precise. Let me match one-to-one:

1. Shell → BURNISHING
2. Hand with white pencil → BLENDING STUMP (the white pencil could be a blending tool)
3. Glass objects → BLENDING (smooth transitions)
4. Vertical parallel lines → HATCHING
5. Apple with dots → STIPPLING
6. Pink eraser → ERASER
7. Sphere with grid lines → CROSS-HATCHING
8. Hand drawing → SCribbling (loose, sketchy lines)
9. Two pencils → HARD BLACK (HB pencil shown)
10. Value scale → VALUE SCALE

The list has exactly 10 terms and 10 images, so it's a one-to-one match.

Final matching:
- Shell → BURNISHING
- Hand with white pencil → BLENDING STUMP
- Glass objects → BLENDING
- Vertical lines → HATCHING
- Apple → STIPPLING
- Eraser → ERASER
- Sphere → CROSS-HATCHING
- Hand drawing → SCribbling
- Pencils → HARD BLACK
- Value scale → VALUE SCALE

But let me double-check the hand with white pencil - in art, using a white pencil on dark areas is often for highlighting, but the term "BLENDING STUMP" refers to a specific tool (paper stump). The image shows a hand holding what looks like a white pencil or blending stump.

Actually, looking again: the second image shows a hand using a white pencil to draw on a shaded area, which is typically blending technique, but there's both "BLENDING" and "BLENDING STUMP" options.

The most accurate matches are:
1. Shell (smooth, polished) → BURNISHING
2. Hand with white pencil on graphite → BLENDING STUMP (if it's a paper stump) or BLENDING
3. Glass objects (smooth color) → BLENDING
4. Vertical lines → HATCHING
5. Apple (dots) → STIPPLING
6. Pink eraser → ERASER
7. Sphere (grid lines) → CROSS-HATCHING
8. Hand drawing (loose lines) → SCribbling
9. Pencils (HB marked) → HARD BLACK
10. Value scale → VALUE SCALE

Given the standard art terminology, I believe the correct matching is:
- Shell: BURNISHING
- White pencil technique: BLENDING STUMP (paper stump is often white/cream colored)
- Glass: BLENDING
- Vertical lines: HATCHING
- Apple: STIPPLING
- Eraser: ERASER
- Sphere: CROSS-HATCHING
- Hand drawing: SCribbling
- Pencils: HARD BLACK
- Value scale: VALUE SCALE

Final Answer:
BURNISHING, BLENDING STUMP, BLENDING, HATCHING, STIPPLING, ERASER, CROSS-HATCHING, SCRIBBLING, HARD BLACK, VALUE SCALE