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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. 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






2. 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






3. Renowned for paintings and prints






4. Pale green






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






6. 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






7. Application of potassium sulphide






8. 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






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






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






11. Technique of shading using dots to control value






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. Known for his glass sculpture






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






18. Creates blue dye






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






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






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






22. Something that supports a sculpture






23. 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.






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






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






26. 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






27. 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)






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






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






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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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.






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






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






41. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






44. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






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






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






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






49. 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.






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