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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. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






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






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






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






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. Creates blue dye






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. 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






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






12. 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






13. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






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






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






18. 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






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






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






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






22. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






24. Something that supports a sculpture






25. 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






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






27. 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.






28. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






29. 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)






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






31. Application of potassium sulphide






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






33. 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






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






35. Known for his glass sculpture






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






37. The amount of light reflected by a hue






38. 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.






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






40. 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)






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






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






43. 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






44. Pale green






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






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






47. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






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






50. 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






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