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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Creates blue dye






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






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






4. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






5. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






7. Known for his glass sculpture






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






9. 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






10. 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






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






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






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






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






15. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






18. 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






19. 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.






20. 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






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






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






23. 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






24. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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






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






27. 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)






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






29. 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.






30. Application of potassium sulphide






31. 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






32. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






34. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






35. Something that supports a sculpture






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






37. 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






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






39. Pale green






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






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






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






43. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






45. 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.






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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