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. 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






2. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






5. 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.






6. Where the revolving door was fully developed






7. 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.






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






9. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






10. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






11. Application of potassium sulphide






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






13. 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






14. Creates blue dye






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






16. Spanish founder of cubism; made Les Demoiselles d'Avignon to seek to create a new visual reality and provoke revolutionary upheaval; his figures are broken into large - flat planes with dislocated body parts; used African masks; very non-Western; Gue






17. The amount of light reflected by a hue






18. 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)






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






20. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






23. 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






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






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






26. Pale green






27. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






28. 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.






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






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






31. Renowned for paintings and prints






32. 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






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






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






35. 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






36. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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.






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






43. 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.






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






45. Known for his glass sculpture






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






47. 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






48. 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






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






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







Sorry!:) No result found.

Can you answer 50 questions in 15 minutes?


Let me suggest you:

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests



Major Subjects

Tests & Exams


AP
CLEP
DSST
GRE
SAT
GMAT

Browse all subjects

Browse all tests

Most popular tests