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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. 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






2. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. 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.






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






10. 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






11. 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.






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






13. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






14. Technique of shading using dots to control value






15. 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)






16. The amount of light reflected by a hue






17. 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






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






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






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






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






22. Application of potassium sulphide






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






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






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






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






27. 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






28. Pale green






29. 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.






30. 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.






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






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






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






34. Creates blue dye






35. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






37. 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)






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






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






40. 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






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






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






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






44. 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






45. Something that supports a sculpture






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






48. 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






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






50. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines