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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






2. 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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






14. Technique of shading using dots to control value






15. 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






16. 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.






17. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






19. 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






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






21. 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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






26. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






28. Creates blue dye






29. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






32. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






38. Something that supports a sculpture






39. 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)






40. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






42. 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






43. 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.






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






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






46. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






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






50. Pale green