Studio Craft; Supports And Grounds
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Test your knowledge of canvas, panels, sizes and primers. Learn more about the materials you use every day!
- 1.In canvas, how are "warp" and "weft" yarns aligned?
- A.
Warp yarns are at the edges; weft are in the middle.
- B.
Warp yarns are aligned with the long dimension of the loom, and weft go across.
- C.
Warp yarns go across the fabric, and weft are aligned with the long dimension of the loom.
- D.
Warp yarns are wrapped around the finished roll, and the cloth is actually made from the weft.
- 2.Snail slime and fig juice have been used on canvas to protect against damage from oil paint.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 3.Which of the following is NOT one of the functions of a size/sizing?
- A.
Provide absorbency
- B.
Prevent direct contact between the support and the paint vehicle
- C.
Stiffen fabric to maintain a flat surface
- D.
Prevent discoloration of the painting ground from the support
- 4.Acrylic Gesso is:
- A.
A size, but not a primer
- B.
A primer, but not a size
- C.
Both size and primer
- D.
Neither size nor primer
- 5.Traditional glue-based gesso is a hard painting ground that can be used on stretched canvas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 6.Hardboard is:
- A.
A plywood panel made of hardwood
- B.
A manufactured board made from wood, cane or other fibers
- C.
One particular brand of masonite
- D.
A type of paperboard
- 7.Oil priming can be applied directly to raw linen canvas.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 8.Acrylic-primed canvas can only accept acrylic paint.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 9.Oil-primed canvas cannot accept acrylics.
- A.
True
- B.
False
- 10."Gesso" is:
- A.
A generic trademark for acrylic dispersion painting ground
- B.
A traditional glue/chalk preparation for panels
- C.
Italian for "chalk"
- D.
Italian for "plaster"
- E.
All of the above
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