Praxis - Art 5134 Exam Questions with Verified
Answers.
Deviation from the normal or usual. Unexpected, unusual. Unexpected situation or
quality - ANS anomoly
In painting, the term Local color refers to the natural color of an object unmodified by
adding light and shadow or any other distortion. Local color is best seen on a matte
surface, due to it not being reflected, and therefore distorted. *** - ANS Local color
A cylindrical drawing tool, or paper stump, tapered at the ends and usually made of
rolled paper; used by artists to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal. - ANS
Tortillian
Black, Gray, & White (mixing of complimentary colors) Achromatic means "without
color" - ANS Achromatic Colors
Any color with value
(Not black, gray or white) - ANS Chromatic Colors
Engraving a decoration into unfired clay - ANS Incising
An essential technique in the field of art because it is a strong foundation for any
drawing or painting; it can potentially modify a subjects' form through variation within
the lines. Its objective is to capture the life, action, or expression of the subject. -
ANS Contour Drawing
Parallel lines that converge at a point on the horizon to create depth and volume in a
drawing. (Fillipo Brunnelleschi) - ANS Linear Perspective
Art that is created or constructed on the site where it is exhibited. Time and Space
directly contribute to the viewers experience. - ANS Installation Art
A method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, usually on
wall surfaces/murals. - ANS Fresco Painting
A study of art by analyzing and comparing form and style—the way objects are
made: compositional elements such as color, line, shape and texture. - ANS
Formalism
An additive/collage printmaking process in which various materials are applied, or
glued, to a surface/plate. - ANS Collography
A printmaking process in which the image is incised into a metal surface, typically
zinc or copper, and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink. - ANS Intaglio
A technique in drawing that creates the illusion of volume or 3D shape on a two-
dimensional surface by shading. - ANS Modeling
, A setting that controls the length of time light can enter the camera. - ANS Shutter
Speed
A technique where thick paint is applied in such a way that the surface has texture
and shows brush strokes/marks. Stands out from the surface. - ANS Impasto
The degree of exposure to light, determines how much light can enter the camera.
(Defined by f/8 or f/11, etc) - ANS Aperture
A Megapixel is made up of how many pixels - ANS 1 million
What lead is the softest and darkest? - ANS 9B
The part of a paint brush that holds the hairs onto the handle. Typically metal but
sometimes plastic. - ANS Ferrule
A printmaking process that creates an image on paper, fabric or some other object
by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a stencil. The technique is
used both for making fine art prints and for commercial applications, such as printing
a company's logo on coffee mugs or t-shirts. - ANS Serigraphy (Silk Screen/Stencil)
Principle in oil painting of applying paint with a higher oil to pigment ratio over paint
with a lower oil to pigment ratio to ensure a stable paint film. - ANS Fat Over Lean
A relief printmaking process in which the artist cuts away parts of the face of the
wood. The raised areas will hold the ink, and what is cut away will be white. (Earliest
Printmaking Technique) - ANS Woodcut
Similar to a woodcut, but uses linoleum instead of wood. A relief printmaking
process. - ANS Linocut
A number typically displayed on a print that shows the total number of prints made of
that one image is called? - ANS An Edition
To print in color, a sequential number of plates need to be used in a process called?
- ANS Registration
A disk-like printmaking tool used to rub/press ink? - ANS Baren
A tempered steel rod, with a V-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for
engraving furrows in metal. - ANS Burin
A process in which a design is cut into the plate by driving furrows with a tool called
a burin. - ANS Engraving
A metal plate is coated with a material called a ground. The artist then draws his
design on the ground with a sharp needle, that cuts through the ground to the metal
below. When the plate is put in an acid bath, these exposed areas will be eaten
away. - ANS Etching
Answers.
Deviation from the normal or usual. Unexpected, unusual. Unexpected situation or
quality - ANS anomoly
In painting, the term Local color refers to the natural color of an object unmodified by
adding light and shadow or any other distortion. Local color is best seen on a matte
surface, due to it not being reflected, and therefore distorted. *** - ANS Local color
A cylindrical drawing tool, or paper stump, tapered at the ends and usually made of
rolled paper; used by artists to smudge or blend marks made with charcoal. - ANS
Tortillian
Black, Gray, & White (mixing of complimentary colors) Achromatic means "without
color" - ANS Achromatic Colors
Any color with value
(Not black, gray or white) - ANS Chromatic Colors
Engraving a decoration into unfired clay - ANS Incising
An essential technique in the field of art because it is a strong foundation for any
drawing or painting; it can potentially modify a subjects' form through variation within
the lines. Its objective is to capture the life, action, or expression of the subject. -
ANS Contour Drawing
Parallel lines that converge at a point on the horizon to create depth and volume in a
drawing. (Fillipo Brunnelleschi) - ANS Linear Perspective
Art that is created or constructed on the site where it is exhibited. Time and Space
directly contribute to the viewers experience. - ANS Installation Art
A method of painting water-based pigments on freshly applied plaster, usually on
wall surfaces/murals. - ANS Fresco Painting
A study of art by analyzing and comparing form and style—the way objects are
made: compositional elements such as color, line, shape and texture. - ANS
Formalism
An additive/collage printmaking process in which various materials are applied, or
glued, to a surface/plate. - ANS Collography
A printmaking process in which the image is incised into a metal surface, typically
zinc or copper, and the incised line or sunken area holds the ink. - ANS Intaglio
A technique in drawing that creates the illusion of volume or 3D shape on a two-
dimensional surface by shading. - ANS Modeling
, A setting that controls the length of time light can enter the camera. - ANS Shutter
Speed
A technique where thick paint is applied in such a way that the surface has texture
and shows brush strokes/marks. Stands out from the surface. - ANS Impasto
The degree of exposure to light, determines how much light can enter the camera.
(Defined by f/8 or f/11, etc) - ANS Aperture
A Megapixel is made up of how many pixels - ANS 1 million
What lead is the softest and darkest? - ANS 9B
The part of a paint brush that holds the hairs onto the handle. Typically metal but
sometimes plastic. - ANS Ferrule
A printmaking process that creates an image on paper, fabric or some other object
by pressing ink through a screen with areas blocked off by a stencil. The technique is
used both for making fine art prints and for commercial applications, such as printing
a company's logo on coffee mugs or t-shirts. - ANS Serigraphy (Silk Screen/Stencil)
Principle in oil painting of applying paint with a higher oil to pigment ratio over paint
with a lower oil to pigment ratio to ensure a stable paint film. - ANS Fat Over Lean
A relief printmaking process in which the artist cuts away parts of the face of the
wood. The raised areas will hold the ink, and what is cut away will be white. (Earliest
Printmaking Technique) - ANS Woodcut
Similar to a woodcut, but uses linoleum instead of wood. A relief printmaking
process. - ANS Linocut
A number typically displayed on a print that shows the total number of prints made of
that one image is called? - ANS An Edition
To print in color, a sequential number of plates need to be used in a process called?
- ANS Registration
A disk-like printmaking tool used to rub/press ink? - ANS Baren
A tempered steel rod, with a V-shaped point and a rounded handle, used for
engraving furrows in metal. - ANS Burin
A process in which a design is cut into the plate by driving furrows with a tool called
a burin. - ANS Engraving
A metal plate is coated with a material called a ground. The artist then draws his
design on the ground with a sharp needle, that cuts through the ground to the metal
below. When the plate is put in an acid bath, these exposed areas will be eaten
away. - ANS Etching
