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- 1. Multiple Choice
what do we call the surface to which paint is applied
support
binder
primer
polymer
- 2. Multiple Choice
what is watercolor made of?
pigment in a vehicle of water and gum Arabic
poster paint
charcoal in a vehicle of water
pastels
- 3. Multiple Choice
what is a more exact name for acrylic paints
polymer paints
oil paints
tempera
charcoal
- 4. Multiple Choice
what is the preliminary coating on the support called
water
oil
tempera
primer
- 5. Multiple Choice
Why is fresco painting best suited for dry climates?
There is less chance mold growing in the walls.
Painters cannot work when it rains.
The fresco dries more quickly
Painters can work slowly and correct mistakes.
- 6. Multiple Choice
What industry did Diego Rivera represent in the fresco Detroit Industry?
textile industry
automobile industry
farming industry
printing industry
- 7. Multiple Choice
what synthetic artists' paint was developed in the 1950s, after chemists created strong weatherproof industrial paints in the 1930s
acrylic
oil
tempera
watercolor
- 8. Multiple Choice
what is the binder of Fresco
gum
hot wax
acrylic polymer
plaster
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is Tempera?
Also known as opaque watercolor, resembles watercolor except that the vehicle includes small amounts of fine chalk powder that make it opaque.
A small-scale paint sprayer that allows the artist to control a fine mist of paint.
a water-based paint that uses egg yolk as a binder
Liquid emulsion used as a carrier or spreading agent in paints.
- 10. Multiple Choice
what 2 things must be done to make encaustic paint techniques work
1.freeze the paint 2.leave the painting in ice
1.freeze the paint 2. pass the heat source over the painting to blend colors
1.heat up the paint to brush it on 2. pass the heat source close to the painting to fuse the colors
1.heat the paint to brush it on 2.leave the painting upside down to fuse colors
- 11. Multiple Choice
uses egg yolk as a binder
watercolor
tempera
oil paints
acrylics
- 12. Multiple Choice
This painting is made out of what
egg tempera on wood
encaustic on canvas
oil on canvas
ink and color on gold-flecked paper
- 13. Multiple Choice
Why can artists achieve both controlled and accidental blending with acrylics
Acrylics can be thinned with oil, which lightens their color
Water is the vehicle and contributes to translucency
It is possible to work very slowly and spread the acrylic
They can use large brushes
- 14. Multiple Choice
a substance that makes pigments adhere to a surface
pigments
vehicle
binder
mural
- 15. Multiple Choice
an opaque, water-soluble paint
shinny
support
matte
gouache
- 16. Multiple Choice
What contributes to the subtle luminosity of tempera paintings
the use of beeswax
many layers of paint
use of gouache
the oil binder
- 17. Multiple Choice
during the 12th century what painting medium first became available to european artists
tempera
watercolor
oil paints
acrylic
- 18. Multiple Choice
When were acrylic paints developed
mid-nineteenth century
early twentieth century
late eighteenth century
mid-twentieth century
100 bc
- 19. Multiple Choice
oil paints are a compound of ____ and oil
water
charcoal
pigments
chalk
- 20. Multiple Choice
____ paint is comprised of pigment and gum arabic in a water vehicle
tempera
watercolor
acrylic
oil
- 21. Multiple Choice
what do encaustic paints consist of
pigment mixed with water
pigment mixed with wax and resin
charcoal mixed with water
oil paints and water
- 22. Multiple Choice
the colors used in tempera cannot be blended easily because tempera dries
slowly
quickly
roughly
- 23. Multiple Choice
giotto used the large scale wall technique of ____ for his lamentation to depict the life like emotions of the figures
fresco
shading
tempera
oil painting
- 24. Multiple Choice
which type of paint as seen in the ancient artwork young woman with a gold pectoral uses was and resin as a binder and heat as a vehicle
encaustic
tempera
oil
- 25. Multiple Choice
Fresco painting was often used for
decorative finishes
framed portraits.
exterior walls.
murals
- 26. Multiple Choice
what was the most popular painting medium in europe from 1500 to 01950
oil painting
watercolor painting
acrylic
- 27. Multiple Choice
what is a fresco
wall painting technique
engraving technique
drawing technique
- 28. Multiple Choice
what is impasto
piling the paint up in a thick texture
pigment in a vehicle of water and gum Arabic
thin veils of translucent color applied over a layer of opaque paint
pigment compounded with oil
- 29. Multiple Choice
what support is usually used for water?
ceilings
paper
public buildings
wood
- 30. Multiple Choice
what does the word "encaustic" mean
burning in
burning up
burning out
burning down
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