Art Ch 7

____________ created his painting fernando, Manuel, David using the alla prima technique.

John Sonsini

Oil

linseed oil and pigment

In oil paint, a thick texture is called ____________ .

impasto

Similar to watercolor, but with inert white pigment added, ____________ is well suited to large areas of flat, saturated color.

gouache

The painting surface is often prepared with a ____________ , or preliminary coating.

primer

____________ was a Mexican artist renown for his frescoes.

Diego Rivera

Place the following steps in the making of a fresco in order.

1. Create a cartoon 2. perforate cartoon with holes 3. apply appropriate amount of plaster 4. transfer cartoon 5. rub pigment through holes of cartoon 6.mix paint 7. use paint to connect dots from cartoon's holes 8. Begin painting 9. Let dry

A thin veil of translucent color is known as a(n) ____________ .

glaze

Characteristic of Fresco

Diego Rivera is known for his frescoes Wet lime functions as a binder Mostly a wall-painting technique

NOT Characteristic of Fresco

Easy to experiment and correct mistakes Used exclusively by European artists Vincent van Gogh is known for his frescoes

Place the artistic mediums in order of emergence, from earliest to most recent.

Fresco Tempera Oil Acrylic

Encaustic

Hot wax and resin

Braque and ____________ were the first important artists to employ collage in their works.

Picasso

Although an important artist who used oil and explored its possibilities, ____________ has been incorrectly attributed as the inventor of the medium.

Jan can Eyck

Oil paint is mostly made up of pigment and binder. The binder of oil paint is most commonly:

Linseed oil

____________ employed collage in her Hide and Seek, Kill or Speak by using clippings from magazines.

Wangechi Mutu

An artist who uses a spontaneous, less fussy approach to painting can be said to be using the ____________ technique.

alla prima

A ____________ is an ingredient that ensures the paint will adhere to the surface.

binder

A full-size drawing of an entire project is called a ____________ .

cartoon

Watercolor

dark areas are built up through several layers of transparent washes, retaining a translucent quality

OIl

dires very slowly, allowing artists more time to manipulate the paint

Acrylic

dries very quickly and is not soluble once dry

The powdered color that gives paint its hue is known as ____________ .

pigment

Fresco

pigment, water, and plaster support

The surface onto which paint is applied is called a ____________ .

support

In addition to colored powder, paint also consists of a ____________ to hold the powder particles without dissolving them.

vehicle

Tempera

water and oil, fat, milk, or egg yolk

Artists often use ____________ to create small and intimate works because the paints are easy to carry and only require a glass of water.

watercolor