Test Your Art Terms Knowledge

20 Questions | By Cambronbill3 | Last updated: Mar 20, 2022 | Total Attempts: 351

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1.

What is creating tones and shades with closely spaced parallel lines called?
- A.
  
  Shading
- B.
  
  Sketching
- C.
  
  Drawing
- D.
  
  Hatching
2.

What is the Japanese art of flower arrangement called?
- A.
  
  Ikebana
- B.
  
  Edamame
- C.
  
  Anime
- D.
  
  Still Life
3.

What is a piece of artwork placed above and behind an altar in a church called?
- A.
  
  Choir Loft
- B.
  
  Masterpiece
- C.
  
  Altarpiece
- D.
  
  Rood Screen
4.

What is the general surface to which paint is applied called?
- A.
  
  Floor
- B.
  
  Field
- C.
  
  Plane
- D.
  
  Ground
5.

In art, what is the definition of a "shade"?
- A.
  
  Any Blue Color
- B.
  
  A Color To Which Black Is Added
- C.
  
  A Type Of Brush
- D.
  
  Colors Of The Rainbow
6.

What is the word for the substance added to oil paints to speed desiccation?
- A.
  
  Medium
- B.
  
  Shade
- C.
  
  Surfactant
- D.
  
  Drier
7.

What is the front side of any work on paper called?
- A.
  
  Head
- B.
  
  Recto
- C.
  
  Face
- D.
  
  Plane
8.

What is a circular work of art or a circular element of a work, design or symbol called?
- A.
  
  Cuboid
- B.
  
  Roundel
- C.
  
  Squared
- D.
  
  Quadrangular
9.

What type of art involves creating images for business or trade purposes?
- A.
  
  Commercial Art
- B.
  
  Crafts
- C.
  
  Masterpieces
- D.
  
  Fine Art
10.

What is the long wooden stick used by painters to support and steady the hand that holds the brush?
- A.
  
  Rod
- B.
  
  Prop
- C.
  
  Mahlstick
- D.
  
  Pole
11.

What paint, much like opaque watercolor, uses casein -a milk glue- as its binder?
- A.
  
  Acrylic Paint
- B.
  
  Casein Paint
- C.
  
  Casein Milk
- D.
  
  Oil Paint
12.

What is a term for the quality and skill in what a person does?
- A.
  
  Assembly Line
- B.
  
  Negligence
- C.
  
  Shoddy Workmanship
- D.
  
  Craftsmanship
13.

What are pigments mixed with gum and water and pressed into a dried stick form for use as crayons?
- A.
  
  Acrylics
- B.
  
  Poster Colors
- C.
  
  Pastels
- D.
  
  Oil Paints
14.

What is the shaping of a malleable metal by hammering it on a domed model to give it a hollow form?
- A.
  
  Modeling
- B.
  
  Hammering
- C.
  
  Bending
- D.
  
  Raising
15.

What is the name of the tool used in engraving metal, wood or stone?
- A.
  
  Hoe
- B.
  
  Spade
- C.
  
  Graver
- D.
  
  Shaft
16.

In relief sculpture, which term means a very slight extension of a form out of the background?
- A.
  
  Hollow Relief
- B.
  
  High Relief
- C.
  
  Low Relief
- D.
  
  Sunken Relief
17.

In painting, what is a brush that is filled to its capacity called?
- A.
  
  Loaded Brush
- B.
  
  Full Brush
- C.
  
  Filled Brush
- D.
  
  Heavy Brush
18.

What is the method of producing metal relief by hammering a sheet of metal from the back?
- A.
  
  Punching
- B.
  
  Repousse
- C.
  
  Denting
- D.
  
  Back Beating
19.

What is the unit of weight by which a gemstone is measured?
- A.
  
  Carrot
- B.
  
  Karate
- C.
  
  Potato
- D.
  
  Carat
20.

What is the point of a pen through which ink flows in order to make marks called?
- A.
  
  Quill
- B.
  
  Nib
- C.
  
  Tip
- D.
  
  Point