VIAR 120 test 2 Question and answers
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Cartoon - correct answer a humorous or satirical drawing. Or a drawing
created as a full scale working drawing, used as a model for a fresco painting,
mural, or tapestry.
Fresco - correct answer a painting technique in which pigments suspended in
water are applied to a damp lime plaster surface.
Mosaic - correct answer An art medium in which small pieces of colored
glass, stone, or ceramic tile called tesserae are embedded in a background
material such as plaster or mortar.
Hatching - correct answer A technique used in drawing and linear forms of
printmaking, in which lines are placed in parallel series to darken the value of
an area.
Cross-hatched - correct answer drawing one set of hatchings over another in
a different direction so that the lines cross, suggesting shadows or darker
area.
Contour hatching - correct answer set of parallel curved lines that suggest a
volume in space.
Tooth - correct answer Degree of roughness present in drawing papers; the
presence of tooth gives texture to a drawing.
Charcoal - correct answer a dry drawing medium made from charred twigs,
usually vine or willow.
, Conté crayon - correct answer a drawing medium developed in the late 18th
century. Similar to a pencil in its graphite content, includes clay and small
amounts of wax.
Pastel - correct answer stick of powdered pigment held together with a gum
binding agent
Fixative - correct answer A light, liquid varnish sprayed over finished charcoal
or pastel drawings to prevent smudging.
Washes - correct answer A thin, transparent layer of paint or ink.
Gouache - correct answer an opaque, water-soluble paint.
Nonrepresentational - correct answer art without reference to anything
outside itself - without representation, nonobjective.
Pigment - correct answer any color agent, made from natural or synthetic
substances, used in paints or drawing materials
Binder - correct answer the material used in paint that causes pigment
particles to adhere to one another and to the support.
Vehicle - correct answer Liquid emulsion used as a carrier or spreading agent
in paints.
Tempera - correct answer A water-based paint that uses egg yolks as a
binder.
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Cartoon - correct answer a humorous or satirical drawing. Or a drawing
created as a full scale working drawing, used as a model for a fresco painting,
mural, or tapestry.
Fresco - correct answer a painting technique in which pigments suspended in
water are applied to a damp lime plaster surface.
Mosaic - correct answer An art medium in which small pieces of colored
glass, stone, or ceramic tile called tesserae are embedded in a background
material such as plaster or mortar.
Hatching - correct answer A technique used in drawing and linear forms of
printmaking, in which lines are placed in parallel series to darken the value of
an area.
Cross-hatched - correct answer drawing one set of hatchings over another in
a different direction so that the lines cross, suggesting shadows or darker
area.
Contour hatching - correct answer set of parallel curved lines that suggest a
volume in space.
Tooth - correct answer Degree of roughness present in drawing papers; the
presence of tooth gives texture to a drawing.
Charcoal - correct answer a dry drawing medium made from charred twigs,
usually vine or willow.
, Conté crayon - correct answer a drawing medium developed in the late 18th
century. Similar to a pencil in its graphite content, includes clay and small
amounts of wax.
Pastel - correct answer stick of powdered pigment held together with a gum
binding agent
Fixative - correct answer A light, liquid varnish sprayed over finished charcoal
or pastel drawings to prevent smudging.
Washes - correct answer A thin, transparent layer of paint or ink.
Gouache - correct answer an opaque, water-soluble paint.
Nonrepresentational - correct answer art without reference to anything
outside itself - without representation, nonobjective.
Pigment - correct answer any color agent, made from natural or synthetic
substances, used in paints or drawing materials
Binder - correct answer the material used in paint that causes pigment
particles to adhere to one another and to the support.
Vehicle - correct answer Liquid emulsion used as a carrier or spreading agent
in paints.
Tempera - correct answer A water-based paint that uses egg yolks as a
binder.
