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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






3. Technique of shading using dots to control value






4. 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






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






6. Application of potassium sulphide






7. 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.






8. 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






9. 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






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






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






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






13. Pale green






14. 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






15. 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)






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






17. 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






18. 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






19. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






22. 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






23. 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






24. 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






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






26. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






33. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






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






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






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






40. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






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






43. 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






44. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






45. Something that supports a sculpture






46. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






47. 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






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






49. 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.






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