Exam 2 study sheet

What is pigment in paint? A powdered color A vehicle A binder A solvent

A powdered color

What artist used traditional woodcut printing to create art with modern subject matter? Albrecht Dürer Käthe Kollwitz Ed Ruscha Alfred Stieglitz

Käthe Kollwitz

Which of the following is an example of a nonaqueous medium? Oil paint Acrylic Watercolor Fresco

Oil paint

What characteristic is associated with lithography? Intaglio Engraving Planographic process Stone relief

Planographic process

What are the two main differences between prints and most other forms of art? Prints are copies of works of art and don't involve artists in the production process Prints have little resale value and are a poor investment for collectors 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 made using an indirect process and this process results in multiples of the same image

______ is the precise alignment of impressions made by two or more printing blocks or plates on the same sheet of paper.

Registration

A binder allows drawing media to be shaped into sticks (for dry media) or suspended in fluid (for liquid media), and to adhere to the drawing surface True False

True

Filippino Lippi used metalpoint in his work, Figure Studies: Standing Nude and Seated Man Reading ? True False

True

In fresco painting, a drawing called a cartoon is transferred to the prepared surface prior to applying the pigment. True False

True

Shortly after the introduction of paper to Europe, woodcuts were used for book illustrations. True False

True

The Italian Renaissance artist Raphael created the fresco The School of Athens. True False

True

The drawing material metalpoint was the predecessor of the graphite pencil and was especially popular during the Renaissance? True False

True

The painting technique encaustic, used in the first century in Egypt, Greece, and Rome, involves the use of wax. True False

True

Transparency is the primary characteristic of watercolors. True False

True

In buon fresco, or true fresco, pigment is mixed with water and applied to what surface? Stretched canvas Wet plaster Hot beeswax Dry plaster

Wet plaster

One of the main differences between the intaglio and the relief printing processes is that with intaglio the ink lies __________ the surface of the printing plate.

below

In oil painting, linseed oil acts as a ________.

binder

What are soft, finely textured stones that can be used for drawing? charcoal conté crayon pastel chalk

chalk

What material is added to graphite to produce pencils that range from very hard to very soft? charcoal clay binder ground

clay

What two ancient painting media are still in use today? acrylics and tempera gouache and oils encaustic and fresco acrylics and oils

encaustic and fresco

Which is NOT one of the four basic printmaking processes? gouache screenprinting intaglio lithography

gouache

In printmaking, a(n) ________ is a surface on which a design is prepared before being transferred through pressure to a receiving surface such as paper.

matrix

Except in the case of ________, identical multiple impressions are printed to create editions in printmaking.

monotypes

The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as ________. binder wash pigment pastel

pigment

Before painting on a canvas or panel, an artist generally applies a(n)______ to improve adhesion of paints.

primer

A rubber stamp creates what type of print? lithograph silkscreen intaglio relief

relief

Ideas quickly jotted down for later development are called ________.

sketches

In metalpoint, lines are drawn with a silver ________ onto a surface coated with a preliminary coating of paint.

wire

The ________ are credited with the invention of paper around 105 C.E.

Chinese

Why is there variety in the color and consistency of different types of crayons and pastels? Pigment quality is better for crayons. Crayons are made for children, while pastels are made for artists. Different binders are used. Liquid pigmentation is used.

Different binders are used