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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. A coarse cotton fabric stiffened with glue - stiff-finished cotton or linen used for linings of garments






2. 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.






3. Known for his glass sculpture






4. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






5. 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






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






7. 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






8. 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






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






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






11. 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.






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






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






14. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






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






18. 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






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






20. 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






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






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






23. Where the revolving door was fully developed






24. 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.






25. 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






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






27. Creates blue dye






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. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






30. 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






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






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






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






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






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






36. 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






37. 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)






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






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






40. Application of potassium sulphide






41. 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






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






43. Pale green






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






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






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






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






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






49. 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






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