Art Quiz

Artists' materials, like oil paint or clay, are referred to as _______.

• utensils

• skills

• techniques

• media

The substance that holds together the loose, dry pigment of pastels is referred to as the _______.

• color

• stick

• binder

• media

... which come in a variety of colors and degrees of hardness, have a waxy binder that enables them to adhere to paper better than charcoal or pastel

• Pastels

• Inks

• Metalpoint

• Conte crayons

Paint is a combination of what two materials?

• Dye and minerals

• Pigments and binder

• Oil and water

• Ink and thickener

Encaustic painting uses ___ as a binder.

• wax
• Linseed oil

• Plaster

• Gum arabic

Watercolors are often used for studies for larger works because ___

• the luminosity is not as brilliant as other painting mediums

• they aren't considered finished, independent works

• they don't last

• they dry quickly

The first and simplest printmaking form is ___.

• monotype

• engraving

• intaglio

• the woodcut

Registration in printmaking means ___.

• separate blocks are used to print each color and are aligned when printing

• one block is used and cut down to size to remove lines in metal plates

• the block is turned down during printing

• the print is pressed into a perfect

The two printmaking processes that use acid to remove lines in metal plates are

• etching and aquatint

• wood engraving and linocut

• aquatint and lithography

• screen printing and monotype

The traditional material used as a printing plate in lithography is

• Indiana limestone

• Copper

• Italian Marble

• Bavarian limestone