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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

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






2. 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)






3. 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.






4. 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






5. Application of potassium sulphide






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






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






8. Renowned for paintings and prints






9. 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






10. Known for his glass sculpture






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






12. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






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






15. 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






16. 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.






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






18. 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






19. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






20. 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






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






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






23. Creates blue dye






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






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






26. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






27. The amount of light reflected by a hue






28. 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.






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






31. 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.






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






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






34. Where the revolving door was fully developed






35. 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






36. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






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






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






40. 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






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






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






43. 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






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






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






46. Pale green






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






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






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






50. 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)