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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. Embroidery done in cross-stitch on fine single net






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






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






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






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






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






7. 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






8. Pale green






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. 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






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






12. Renowned for paintings and prints






13. 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)






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






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






16. 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






17. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






20. 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






21. Known for his glass sculpture






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






23. 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






24. 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.






25. Application of potassium sulphide






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






27. 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.






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






29. 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






30. Something that supports a sculpture






31. 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






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






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






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






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






36. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






37. The amount of light reflected by a hue






38. 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






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






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






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






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. 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






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






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






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






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