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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. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






3. 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






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






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






6. 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






7. 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






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






9. Creates blue dye






10. 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






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






12. Renowned for paintings and prints






13. 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






14. 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






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






16. 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






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






18. Technique of shading using dots to control value






19. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






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






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






23. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






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






26. Pale green






27. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






30. 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)






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






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






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






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






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






36. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






37. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






38. 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






39. 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






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






41. 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.






42. 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)






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






44. 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.






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






46. 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.






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






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






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






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