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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






2. 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.






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. 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






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






6. Creates blue dye






7. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






9. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






12. 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






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






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






15. 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






16. 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






17. 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)






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






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






20. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






21. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






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






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






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






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






28. 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.






29. 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






30. 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






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






32. 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






33. 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.






34. Application of potassium sulphide






35. 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






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






37. Something that supports a sculpture






38. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






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. 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






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






44. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






45. 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






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






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






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






49. Where the revolving door was fully developed






50. 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