6,7,8
An example of a liquid medium in drawing is: None of these answers are correct. silverpoint. ink. pastel. graphite.
ink
hich of the following is NOT one of the techniques of intaglio printing? Etching Engraving Linocut Mezzotint Aquatint
linocut
The printing technique invented by a German playwright in search of an inexpensive means of publishing his plays is: lithography. stone relief. serigraphy. aquatint. wood engraving.
lithography
Edgar Degas drew a grid over his study of a dancer in order to: suggest that the dancer is being viewed through a window. make sure the figure would fit on the page. None of these answers are correct. make the drawing easier to copy. double-check the dancer's proportions.
making the drawin easier to copy
The predecessor of the graphite pencil, especially popular during the Renaissance, is: crayon. pen and ink. pastel. metalpoint. charcoal.
metalpoint
A good example of the use of aquatint in creating areas of unmodulated, translucent color is the print: Standard Station by Ed Ruscha. Hasta La Muerte by Francisco de Goya. Preface to the Diamond Sutra. Untitled (Sequoia and Moon) by Vija Celmins. Woman Bathing by Mary Cassatt.
woman bathing by mar cassatt
Printing impressions on top of one another from separate blocks in order to achieve full-color woodcut prints requires careful alignment of the paper, known as: monoprinting. serigraphy. registration. multiples. intaglio.
NOOOT monoprinting
________ is/are among the materials besides paper that have provided support for drawings. Fired clay Papyrus Silk All of these answers are correct. Cave walls
NOTTTTTTTTT papyrus
By the 1950s, this new synthetic paint would challenge oils as the principal painting medium. What is it? Encaustic Collage Gouache Tempera Acrylic
acrylic
A traditional metalpoint ground recipe calls for a mixture of: bone ash. white pigment. water. glue. All of the answers are correct.
all
Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in: mathematics. engineering. art. science. All of these answers are correct.
all
One of the advantages of oil painting is that it dries very slowly. This allows for: an almost infinite range of consistencies. the application of layers of paint on top of one another. All of these answers are correct. the painting to be reworked indefinitely. a subtle blending of colors.
all
The idea that a print is made from a matrix has been altered by the use of ________ to make prints. the planographic process monotypes silkscreen lithographic stone an artist-quality printer
an artist-quality printer
In oil painting, linseed oil acts as: a pigment. a support. a ground. a border. a binder.
binder
he 20th-century master of the fresco technique who created the work Mixtec Culture is: Raphael. Pablo Picasso. Diego Rivera. Frida Kahlo. Georges Braque.
diego rivera
A nonaqueous paint is one that: dissolves in something other than water. dissolves in water. is less expensive than most. produces the most brilliant colors. is very fast-drying.
dissolves in something other than water
Singing Their Songs was created by: Louise Bourgeois. Elizabeth Catlett. Enrique Chagoya. Francisco de Goya. Vija Celmins.
elizabeth catlett
________ is watercolor that has been made opaque by adding inert white pigment to it. 6-13-2013 Gouache None of these answers are correct. Impasto Encaustic Fresco
gouache
Which is NOT one of the four basic printmaking processes? Lithography Gouache Relief Intaglio Screenprinting
gouche
In Shahzia Sikander's I from 51 Ways of Looking, _________ was used as the medium. graphite conté crayon None of the answers are correct. chalk ink
graphite
Which of the following media is the most common of all drawing media? Metalpoint Conté crayon Pastel Graphite pencil Pen and ink
graphite pencil
In printmaking, where multiple images are made from the same original design, each individual print is called: a burr. a burin. an edition. an impression. an etching.
impression
Traditional Chinese artists used _________, the oldest painting medium in continuous use. ink sticks acrylic watercolor gouache encaustic paint
ink sticks
The first acclaimed artist to understand and exploit oil painting was: Michelangelo. Oskar Kokoschka. Leonardo da Vinci. Georgia O'Keeffe. Jan van Eyck.
jan van eyck
Which of the following printing techniques is especially capable of producing subtle shades of gray? Drypoint Linocut Mezzotint Engraving All these answers are correct.
mezzotint
Pope Julius II employed which two Italian Renaissance artists to paint frescoes for him? Vermeer and Van Eyck Rivera and Kahlo Donatello and Titian Van Gogh and Gauguin Michelangelo and Raphael
miichelangelo and rephael
Except in the case of ________, identical multiple impressions are printed to create editions in printmaking. monotypes intaglio prints relief prints screenprints planographic prints
monotypes
In printmaking, a plate or block will be canceled so that: a new image may be printed from it. the printmaker can properly register the prints. no more prints can be made from it. ink can be applied to it for printing. the artist may rework his or her ideas anew.
no more prints can be made from it
Chris Ofili created Prince among Thieves with Flowers using ________ as his medium. wash brush and ink pencil charcoal pen and ink
pencil
Because this 20th-century artist dated most of his drawings over the course of his lifetime, we have nearly a complete visual record of his mind at work. Rembrandt Ingres van Gogh Degas Picasso
picassso
The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as: binder. aquatint. pastel. wash. pigment.
pigment
Lithography is a __________ process, which means that the printing surface is flat, not raised. relief planographic serigraphy etching intaglio
planographic
After building a canvas and before painting it, a painter generally applies a coat of: 6-13-2013 fresco. a nonaqueous medium. primer. linseed oil. None of these answers are correct
primer
Serigraphy means, literally: "screenprinting." "sketching." "squeegee." "silk writing." "stencil work."
silk writing
The difference in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels is due to: None of these answers are correct; there is no difference. the fact that crayons are made for children, while pastels are made for artists. the use of different binders. the fact that these media do not need a binding agent. the use of liquid pigmentation.
the different use of binders
What part of the pen conveys the ink to the drawing surface? None of these answers are correct. The quill The nib The calligraphic The twig
the nib
Watercolor's primary characteristic is its: transparency. textural qualities. ease of revision. permanency. opacity.
transperency
In buon fresco, or true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to: stretched canvas. hot beeswax. raw silk. dry plaster. wet plaster.
wet plaster
In metalpoint, lines are drawn with a silver ________ onto a surface coated with a preliminary coating of paint. toothpick wire dart dagger coin
wire
One of the main differences between the intaglio and the relief printing processes is that with intaglio the ink ________ the surface of the printing plate. lies below None of these answers are correct. is forced through lies above lies even with
lies below
Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium? 6-13-2013 Oil paint None of these answers are correct. Watercolor Acrylic Fresco
oil paint
What are the two main differences between prints and most other forms of art? None of these answers are correct. Prints are always machine-made and relatively inexpensive. Prints are made using an indirect process and this process results in multiples of the same image. Prints are copies of works of art and don't involve artists in the production process. Prints have very little resale value and are a poor investment for collectors.
prints are made using an indirect process and this proces results
A rubber stamp creates what type of print? Lithograph Silkscreen Relief None of these answers are correct. Intaglio
relief
Although wood engraving sounds like an intaglio process, it is actually a ________ process. photographic relief monotype planography serigraphy
relief
Pen and ink was the favorite sketching medium of ________, one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century. Rembrandt All of these answers are correct. Lippi Picasso Degas
rembrant
hat is pigment in paint? A binder A vehicle A solvent A powdered color A medium
a powdered color
Julie Mehretu's use of the rapidograph and translucent mylar intentionally evokes: computer graphics. engravings. newspaper layout. architectural drafting. discotheques.
architectural drafting
In fresco painting, a drawing called a ________ is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment. gouache collage mosaic sketch cartoon
cartoon
Vonne Jacquette's Three Mile Island, Night I uses the medium of: chalk. white pigment. charcoal. All of the answers are correct. pastel.
charcoal
The earliest known printed book contains the earliest surviving woodcut image. The book was made in the 9th century C.E. in: China. Egypt. None of these answers are correct. Germany. Spain.
china
The earliest-known woodcut was made in: India. Italy. Japan. Germany. China.
china
The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E. Persians Greeks Chinese Egyptians Romans
chinese
Picasso and Braque, working side-by-side, glued bits of paper and other objects onto canvas to create: mosaics. collages. tapestries. None of these answers are correct. egg tempera.
collages
Technically, tempera is paint in which the vehicle is in: an emulsion. a glaze. an impasto. a pigment. a ground.
emulsion
The painting technique used in the first century in Egypt, Greece, and Rome that involves the use of wax is: encaustic. oil paint. fresco. acrylic. tempera.
encaustic
Two ancient painting media that are still in use today are: gouache and oils. gouache and fresco. acrylics and oils. collage and acrylics. encaustic and fresco.
encaustic and fresco
The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is: pointillism. impressionistic. surrealism. realism. conceptual art.
pointilism