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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Period in which stained glass windows were introduced for church decoration






2. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






3. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






4. 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






5. Date: 1839-1906 Important: Painted Mount Saint Victoire in Aix en- Provence over 60 times. Each painting is different b/c of angle and light -Trust your own eyes - and fanatic for the truth -Light- vibrations of color-Like an impressionist- heavy han






6. 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






7. Known for his glass sculpture






8. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






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






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






11. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






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






13. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






14. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






15. Technique of shading using dots to control value






16. 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






17. 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.






18. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






20. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






21. 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






22. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






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






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






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






26. 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






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






28. 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)






29. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






30. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






32. Something that supports a sculpture






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






34. A plain woven lightweight - extremely sheer - airy - and soft silk fabric - containing highly twisted filament yarns. The fabric - used mainly in evening dresses and scarves - can also be made from rayon and other manufactured fibers






35. 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






36. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






42. 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






43. 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)






44. Creates blue dye






45. Application of potassium sulphide






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






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






48. 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






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






50. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.