TExES (178) Art EC-12 Mometrix Study
Guide
Elements of Art correct answers The visual components of color, form (can mean
dimensional), line, shape, space, texture, and value.
An example of Unity in an artwork is achieved correct answers when an artist's use of
the elements produce a sense of wholeness or completeness in the finished product
What gives a pigment a fluid consistency to be able to paint? correct answers when a
tempera such as oil, egg, or water is added
Turpentine correct answers a liquid distilled from tree resin that is used as a paint
thinner, for making varnish; not used with a pigment
medium correct answers any substance or material that is used to create art, including
paint
fresco correct answers a painting style that involves applying paint or pigment directly
to plaster
Kaolin Clay correct answers Used to create pottery with a translucent porcelain-like
finish. Fired at very high temperature to make translucent pottery that is used for fine
china.
terra cotta correct answers earthenware clay with a brownish-orange color
Stoneware Clay correct answers a secondary clay used alone to make pottery;
produces darker, opaque pottery
Raku correct answers a Japanese method of firing clay, not a type of clay
Stone plate correct answers Used to produce a lithograph in printmaking
Lithography correct answers the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to
repel the ink except where it is required for printing.
Printmaking correct answers process in which an artist repeatedly transfers an original
image from one prepared surface to another
linoleum plates correct answers Are used to make linocuts.
, Fabric Matrices correct answers Are used to make screen prints.
etching correct answers 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.
intaglio printmaking techniques correct answers Mezzotint, Aquatint, and Drypoint; ink
used in printmaking goes underneath the surface of the matrix
relief prints correct answers The ink goes on the surface of the matrix, woodcuts are
examples of relief cuts.
Woodcut correct answers A print of an image that has been carved in wood; an
example of a relief print
Traditional African Art correct answers features sculpture and three-dimensional
representations; frequently focuses on human figure as its subject; forms vary
regionally; exhibit visual abstraction
Byzantine period correct answers illuminated manuscripts, postdated the Classical
period, religious in character, highly abstract and symbolic
Rococo Style of Art correct answers decorative, seen in ornate interior designs from
18th cent. France, luxorious materials exhibited detailing
Gothic Architecture correct answers very detailed; strongly associated with architecture
Romantic Art correct answers A style of art which focused on nature and feelings, and
rejected the orderly world
Edward Munch's "The Scream" correct answers inspiration for the Expressionist
movement
value correct answers The lightness or darkness of a color
Intensity correct answers The brightness or dullness of a color
hue correct answers a particular shade of a given color
texture correct answers a tactile quality of an artwork's surface
negative space correct answers the "empty" space of the composition
positive space correct answers space occupied by the subject
symmetrical correct answers Well proportioned; balanced; the same on both sides
Guide
Elements of Art correct answers The visual components of color, form (can mean
dimensional), line, shape, space, texture, and value.
An example of Unity in an artwork is achieved correct answers when an artist's use of
the elements produce a sense of wholeness or completeness in the finished product
What gives a pigment a fluid consistency to be able to paint? correct answers when a
tempera such as oil, egg, or water is added
Turpentine correct answers a liquid distilled from tree resin that is used as a paint
thinner, for making varnish; not used with a pigment
medium correct answers any substance or material that is used to create art, including
paint
fresco correct answers a painting style that involves applying paint or pigment directly
to plaster
Kaolin Clay correct answers Used to create pottery with a translucent porcelain-like
finish. Fired at very high temperature to make translucent pottery that is used for fine
china.
terra cotta correct answers earthenware clay with a brownish-orange color
Stoneware Clay correct answers a secondary clay used alone to make pottery;
produces darker, opaque pottery
Raku correct answers a Japanese method of firing clay, not a type of clay
Stone plate correct answers Used to produce a lithograph in printmaking
Lithography correct answers the process of printing from a flat surface treated so as to
repel the ink except where it is required for printing.
Printmaking correct answers process in which an artist repeatedly transfers an original
image from one prepared surface to another
linoleum plates correct answers Are used to make linocuts.
, Fabric Matrices correct answers Are used to make screen prints.
etching correct answers 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.
intaglio printmaking techniques correct answers Mezzotint, Aquatint, and Drypoint; ink
used in printmaking goes underneath the surface of the matrix
relief prints correct answers The ink goes on the surface of the matrix, woodcuts are
examples of relief cuts.
Woodcut correct answers A print of an image that has been carved in wood; an
example of a relief print
Traditional African Art correct answers features sculpture and three-dimensional
representations; frequently focuses on human figure as its subject; forms vary
regionally; exhibit visual abstraction
Byzantine period correct answers illuminated manuscripts, postdated the Classical
period, religious in character, highly abstract and symbolic
Rococo Style of Art correct answers decorative, seen in ornate interior designs from
18th cent. France, luxorious materials exhibited detailing
Gothic Architecture correct answers very detailed; strongly associated with architecture
Romantic Art correct answers A style of art which focused on nature and feelings, and
rejected the orderly world
Edward Munch's "The Scream" correct answers inspiration for the Expressionist
movement
value correct answers The lightness or darkness of a color
Intensity correct answers The brightness or dullness of a color
hue correct answers a particular shade of a given color
texture correct answers a tactile quality of an artwork's surface
negative space correct answers the "empty" space of the composition
positive space correct answers space occupied by the subject
symmetrical correct answers Well proportioned; balanced; the same on both sides
