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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
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1. 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)






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






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






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






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






6. 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.






7. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






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






11. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






12. Application of potassium sulphide






13. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






14. 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






15. 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






16. 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






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






18. Something that supports a sculpture






19. Creates blue dye






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






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






22. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






24. Technique of shading using dots to control value






25. Known for his glass sculpture






26. 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.






27. 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






28. Pale green






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






30. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






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






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






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






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






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






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






37. 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)






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






39. 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






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






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






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






43. The amount of light reflected by a hue






44. 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






45. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






48. 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






49. 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.






50. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.







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