PRAXIS Art Content Knowledge (5134): Art Making and Media Processes Study Guide 2024

Name three art materials that are toxic - Cadmium, lead and polyester resin Which pigments used in paint, ink, or glaze have a greater level of toxicity? - Cadmium, lead, cobalt, manganese, Mercury What is a safe way to dispose of oily rags? - soak them in water in a metal container with a lid. As long as the lid is sealed, you can keep the rags in the container until you're ready to take them to a disposal facility. What type of precautions should be taken when using workable fixative on a regular basis? - Wear protective facial masks and gloves and administer the fixative in a well ventilated area or outside. In what type of setting is it safest to perform a raku firing? - outdoors What are the hazards of prolonged exposure to clay dust or plaster dust? - -Silicosis (shortness of breath, dry cough, emphysema, lung infections, tuberculosis) -Kaolinosis (lungs become mechanically clogged) -Asbestosis -Lung cancer -Mesothelioma -Stomach cancer -Intestinal cancer -Respiratory system problems vine charcoal - thin with no binding agent allowing the material to be soft, powdery, and easily erasable compressed charcoal - has a binding agent (ex. Gum or wax) and has a range of softness levels and is also harder than vine charcoal What are the advantages and disadvantages of gouache? - Opaque, dries to a matte finish, can be thinned with the addition of water, vibrant in color, dries quickly Cannot be used in thick layers, if too many layers are applied to a surface, it will likely crack Hot press illustration board? Media? - has smooth surfaces, can be stripped, and is a good surface for adhesives. Best used with pen and ink, mounting, and anything that does not require the use of excessive water. Cold-press illustration board? Media? - is slightly textured and comes in a wide range of weights and thicknesses meant to be used with watercolor, gouache, acrylic, pen and ink, and tempura. Burin - A pointed tool used for engraving or incising. Brayer - A small, hand-held rubber roller used to spread printing ink evenly on a surface before printing. Drawing mediums - can be dry or wet. Can leave a mark made of small matter, can be rubbed or blended by smudging. A wet medium uses pigment in liquid, perhaps water or alcohol, requires a tool like a pen or a brush. Painting mediums - use pigments in a liquid or viscous (thick and gel-like) binder that allows them to be used or spread with a brush. Major printmaking processes? - etching, screen printing, lithography, Monotype, Relief, and Intaglio Etching - an intaglio printmaking technique in which a metal plate is covered with an acid-resistant ground and worked with an etching needle to create an image. engraving - Art form in which an artist etches a design on a metal plate with acid and then uses the plate to make multiple prints Screenprinting - a technique in which stencils are applied to fabric stretched across a frame and paint or ink is forced through the unblocked portions of the screen onto paper or another surface beneath Lithography - the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to repel the ink except where it is required for printing. Monotype - One of a kind print made from painted or inked surface. relief printing - printmaking techniques in which the image is printed from the raised areas of the printmaking block (woodcut, metal, linoleum, cardboard) Intaglio - Any printing process in which the ink sits below the surface of the plate (engraving, etching, drypoint, and mezzotint) Drypoint - An intaglio printmaking technique in which the design is scratched directly into a metal plate with a sharp, pointed, tool that is held like a pen.