Test your basic knowledge |

Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
  • If you are not ready to take this test, you can study here.
  • Match each statement with the correct term.
  • Don't refresh. All questions and answers are randomly picked and ordered every time you load a test.

This is a study tool. The 3 wrong answers for each question are randomly chosen from answers to other questions. So, you might find at times the answers obvious, but you will see it re-enforces your understanding as you take the test each time.
1. 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






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






3. 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






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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Creates blue dye






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






11. Something that supports a sculpture






12. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






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






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






17. Pale green






18. 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






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






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






21. 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






22. 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






23. 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






24. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






25. Renowned for paintings and prints






26. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






27. 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.






28. 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






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






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






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






32. 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.






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






34. 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.






35. 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






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






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






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






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






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






41. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






43. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






45. 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






46. 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






47. 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)






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






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






50. 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)