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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

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






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






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






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






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






6. 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






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






8. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






11. Where the revolving door was fully developed






12. 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






13. 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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. Known for his glass sculpture






17. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






19. 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






20. 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






21. 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






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






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






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






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






26. 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.






27. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






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






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






31. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






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






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






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






36. 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






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






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






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






40. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






42. 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






43. 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.






44. 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)






45. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






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






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. Something that supports a sculpture






49. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






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