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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
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1. 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






2. 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






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






4. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






7. Application of potassium sulphide






8. 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






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






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






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






12. 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)






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






14. 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.






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






16. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






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






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






21. Where the revolving door was fully developed






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






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






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






25. 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






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






27. Technique of shading using dots to control value






28. 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






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






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






31. 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






32. 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






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






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






35. Creates blue dye






36. 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.






37. 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






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. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






40. Renowned for paintings and prints






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






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






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






44. The amount of light reflected by a hue






45. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






46. 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






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






48. 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






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






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