NYSTCE Visual Arts Exam 2025
Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Chuck Close - ✔✔was a photorealist who was only interested in recording visual
information not any insights into the portraits of his sitters. His canvases were very
large and every aspect of the face could be seen on close viewing.
He suffered a spinal artery collapse that bound him to a wheelchair. He altered his
technique to accommodate this by using small abstract elements to make up the face
instead.
Rabbit-Glue - ✔✔was traditionally used by Renaissance painters to seal a canvas. It was
also used to tighten the canvas before painting on it.
Rule of Thirds - ✔✔A composition rule that divides the screen into thirds horizontally
and vertically, like a tic-tac toe grid placed over the picture on a television set. Almost
all of the important information included in every shot is located at one of the four
intersections of the horizontal and vertical lines.
Frame within a Frame - ✔✔Using an object with the frame like a window or a door to
create a framed image within the photo frame.
The Rule of Odds - ✔✔A composition method which refers to the more pleasing look of
odd-numbered groupings, such as threes, fives, and sevens.
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, Mezzotint - ✔✔an intaglio printmaking process based on roughening the entire printing
plate to accept ink; the artist smooths non-image areas. Artist works from dark to light
roughening parts for shading and smoothing areas for lighting.
Aquatint - ✔✔an intaglio printmaking process that uses melted rosin or spray paint to
create an acid-resistant ground.
Intaglio Process - ✔✔Using a burin to carve lines.
Linocut & Wood Cut - ✔✔Using gouges to cut away material.
Raku - ✔✔a Japanese clay that is low fire and usually hand-shaped rather than wheel-
thrown; porous when fired and cooled in open air or a bin of combustible material.
Glazes are suitable to what kind of temperatures? - ✔✔Low fire
Is Raku pottery usually functional or decorative? Why? - ✔✔Raku pottery is usually
decorative because of its fragile and porous nature.
Is Chrome Yellow toxic? Why or why not? - ✔✔Chrome Yellow is toxic because it
contains lead, which is a toxic heavy metal. It also darkens over time as it is exposed to
air.
Is Cadmium Red Hue toxic? Why or why not? - ✔✔Cadmium Red Hue is not toxic
because it contains the word "hue" and was created to mimic the color of the original
Cadmium Red without the toxicity.
Aspect Ratio - ✔✔The relationship of width to height in a picture or shape, which
should be written W:H.
Emboss - ✔✔To produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design. In
Photoshop, this will make the image seem stamped or raised, and will change the color
to gray.
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Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Chuck Close - ✔✔was a photorealist who was only interested in recording visual
information not any insights into the portraits of his sitters. His canvases were very
large and every aspect of the face could be seen on close viewing.
He suffered a spinal artery collapse that bound him to a wheelchair. He altered his
technique to accommodate this by using small abstract elements to make up the face
instead.
Rabbit-Glue - ✔✔was traditionally used by Renaissance painters to seal a canvas. It was
also used to tighten the canvas before painting on it.
Rule of Thirds - ✔✔A composition rule that divides the screen into thirds horizontally
and vertically, like a tic-tac toe grid placed over the picture on a television set. Almost
all of the important information included in every shot is located at one of the four
intersections of the horizontal and vertical lines.
Frame within a Frame - ✔✔Using an object with the frame like a window or a door to
create a framed image within the photo frame.
The Rule of Odds - ✔✔A composition method which refers to the more pleasing look of
odd-numbered groupings, such as threes, fives, and sevens.
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, Mezzotint - ✔✔an intaglio printmaking process based on roughening the entire printing
plate to accept ink; the artist smooths non-image areas. Artist works from dark to light
roughening parts for shading and smoothing areas for lighting.
Aquatint - ✔✔an intaglio printmaking process that uses melted rosin or spray paint to
create an acid-resistant ground.
Intaglio Process - ✔✔Using a burin to carve lines.
Linocut & Wood Cut - ✔✔Using gouges to cut away material.
Raku - ✔✔a Japanese clay that is low fire and usually hand-shaped rather than wheel-
thrown; porous when fired and cooled in open air or a bin of combustible material.
Glazes are suitable to what kind of temperatures? - ✔✔Low fire
Is Raku pottery usually functional or decorative? Why? - ✔✔Raku pottery is usually
decorative because of its fragile and porous nature.
Is Chrome Yellow toxic? Why or why not? - ✔✔Chrome Yellow is toxic because it
contains lead, which is a toxic heavy metal. It also darkens over time as it is exposed to
air.
Is Cadmium Red Hue toxic? Why or why not? - ✔✔Cadmium Red Hue is not toxic
because it contains the word "hue" and was created to mimic the color of the original
Cadmium Red without the toxicity.
Aspect Ratio - ✔✔The relationship of width to height in a picture or shape, which
should be written W:H.
Emboss - ✔✔To produce a design in raised relief; decorate with a raised design. In
Photoshop, this will make the image seem stamped or raised, and will change the color
to gray.
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