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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






2. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






3. 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






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






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






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






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






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






9. 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






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






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






12. 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.






13. 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)






14. 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.






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






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. 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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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.






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






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






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






25. 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.






26. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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. 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






29. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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






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






36. 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






37. 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






38. 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.






39. 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)






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






41. Creates blue dye






42. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






44. Where the revolving door was fully developed






45. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






47. Pale green






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






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






50. 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