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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
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  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






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






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






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






5. 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.






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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






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






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






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. 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.






14. Application of potassium sulphide






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






16. 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






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






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






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






20. 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






21. 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






22. 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.






23. 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)






24. Creates blue dye






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






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






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






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






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






30. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






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






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. The amount of light reflected by a hue






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






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






36. 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






37. Where the revolving door was fully developed






38. 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






39. 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.






40. Pale green






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






42. Something that supports a sculpture






43. 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






44. 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






45. Known for his glass sculpture






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






47. Technique of shading using dots to control value






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






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






50. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal







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