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10 Cards in this Set
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The coloring material in virtually all drawing media is known as
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Pigment
Pigment is a coloring material made from various organic or chemical substances mixed with a binder to create a drawing or painting medium. |
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Which of the following media is the most common of all drawing media?
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graphite pencil
Graphite pencils are composed of graphite and fine clay, and the varying percentage of clay allows pencils that range from very hard to very soft. |
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The style used by Georges Seurat in Café-concert is
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pointillism
Pure colors are applied in regular, small points that blend optically when viewed at a distance. |
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Leonardo da Vinci used drawings to explore ideas in
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All these answers are correct:
Art Mathmatics Science Leonardo was incredibly diverse and made innovative studies of all subjects |
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Pen and ink was the favorite sketching medium of ________, one of the greatest draftsmen of the 17th century.
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Rembrandt
Pen and ink allowed for a variety of gestural lines which can be seen in Rembrandt’s drawings. |
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After building a canvas and before painting it, a painter generally applies a coat of
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Primer
Primers prepare a surface to receive a painting medium. |
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Watercolor’s primary characteristic is its
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Transparency
The leading characteristic of watercolor is transparency and its ability to apply thin transparent washes. |
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By the 1950s, this new synthetic paint would challenge oils as the principal painting medium. What is it?
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acrylic
Acrylic paints are water soluble and quick drying, but cannot be rehydrated after they dried. |
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Pope Julius II employed which two Italian Renaissance artists to paint frescoes for him?
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Michelangelo and Raphael
Michelangelo and Raphael are famous for their work in the Sistine chapel and the Vatican Palace, and their frescoes are considered the greatest of all Western art. |
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Traditional Chinese artists used _________ and they are the oldest painting medium in continuous use.
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Ink sticks
Ink sticks are black ink mixed with soot and animal fat, and hardened into a block. |
