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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






2. 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.






3. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






5. 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






6. 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






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






8. 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






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






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






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






12. Renowned for paintings and prints






13. 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)






14. 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






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






16. 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






17. Application of potassium sulphide






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






19. 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






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






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






22. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






23. 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






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






25. Known for his glass sculpture






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






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






28. Technique of shading using dots to control value






29. 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)






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






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






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






33. 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






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






35. 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






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






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






38. 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






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






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






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






42. 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






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






44. The amount of light reflected by a hue






45. Creates blue dye






46. 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






47. Pale green






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






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






50. A matted tangle of hair or fiber