Scenic Painting Test

This technique is used as the foundation for all of the other painting techniques and is usually done first.

• Surface paint

• Topcoat

• Basecoat

• Paint Foundation

Which one of these is NOT a reason to use a painting technique?

• To add texture to scenery

• To prevent the stage lights from

  “washing out” the set.

• To give surfaces a more realistic

  appearance

• To preserve a scene design.

What type of paint is commonly used to paint scenery?

• Tempera paint

• Latex paint

• Water paint

• Oil-based paint

Which four painting techniques are used to simulate wallpaper or floor tiling on a set?

• Scumbling, Stenciling, Marbling, Wall Scrumming

• Scumbling, Stenciling, Marbling, Paint Stamping

• Scumbling, Painting, Stamping, Scrimmaging

• No techniques as purchasing commercial tile or wallpaper are always preferable.

Which technique can be described as using very little paint in the brush and using strokes to achieve a three dimensional effect on a flat surface?

• Scumbling

• Cross hatching

• Dry brushing

• None of these

Why and when is cross hatching used?

• to blend paint colors

• to evenly distribute the paint by filling in the pores of the surface

• to create even texture by using “x” strokes when applying the basecoat

• All of these

By adding a thin layer of water on a flat after applying a basecoat you are...

• helping to make the paint blend easier when marbling

• cleaning all of the paint off of the flat when dry brushing

• lightening the color of the basecoat

• doing the final step in giving the flat a glossy sheen

The name of a color is called the...

• hue

• tint

• value

• shade

The lightness or darkness of a color is the...

• tint

• value

• hue

• shade

The intensity of a color is the...

• value

• shade

• hue

• tint