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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. A matted tangle of hair or fiber






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






3. 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






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






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






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






8. 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






9. Known for his glass sculpture






10. 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






11. Application of potassium sulphide






12. Renowned for paintings and prints






13. 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)






14. 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.






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






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






17. 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






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






19. 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






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






21. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






23. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






24. Something that supports a sculpture






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






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






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






28. Creates blue dye






29. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






31. 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






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






33. 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.






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






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






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






37. 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






38. 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)






39. The amount of light reflected by a hue






40. 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.






41. 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






42. 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.






43. 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






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






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






46. 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.






47. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






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