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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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  • Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. 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






2. 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)






3. 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






4. 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






5. Technique of shading using dots to control value






6. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






17. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






19. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






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






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






23. 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






24. 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






25. 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






26. 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.






27. Application of potassium sulphide






28. 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






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






30. The amount of light reflected by a hue






31. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






34. 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)






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






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






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






38. Something that supports a sculpture






39. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






45. 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






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






47. Pale green






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






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






50. 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