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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






2. Formed in relief by beating a metal plate from the back - leaving the impression on the face






3. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






4. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






5. Application of potassium sulphide






6. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






7. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






8. Something that supports a sculpture






9. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






10. Pale green






11. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






12. A loom with an attachment for forming openings for the passage of the shuttle between the warp threads - French inventor of the Jacquard loom that could automatically weave complicated patterns (1752-1834)






13. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






14. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






15. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






16. Creates blue dye






17. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






18. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






19. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






20. Technique of ornamenting in which small grains of metal - usually gold - are soldered to a flat surface






21. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






22. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






23. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






24. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






25. Made possible by the contrariety between grease and water - printing produced through the use of ink on a flat surface (e.g. - stone or metal - A print produced by a printing process in which a smooth surface is treated so that the ink will adhere on






26. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






27. Paintings with the emphasis on inner emotions - sensations - or ideas rather than actual appearances






28. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






29. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






30. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






31. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






32. Journalist who questioned the policies of the governor of New York in the 1700's. He was jailed; he sued - and this court case was the basis for our freedom of speech and press. He was found not guilty.






33. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






34. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






35. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






36. Where the revolving door was fully developed






37. The dimension of color that is determined by the wavelength of light; what we know as the color names blue - green - and so forth.






38. Pottery that has been fired but not yet glazed.






39. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






40. Renowned for paintings and prints






41. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






42. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






43. French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) - Influences include hard sharp precision of a machine age






44. Known for his glass sculpture






45. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






46. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






47. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






48. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






49. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






50. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe