CA Artist Techniques & Mastery 3

Question 1

Which drawing technique uses repeated parallel lines placed close together to build up tone and shadow?

Accepted Answer

Hatching

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Cross-contour

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Stippling

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Blending

Question 2

In sculpture, what does 'additive' process mean?

Accepted Answer

Building up form by adding material such as clay or wax

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Removing material from a solid block

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Casting metal in a mold

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Firing ceramic at high temperature

Question 3

What is atmospheric (aerial) perspective in painting?

Accepted Answer

Using cooler, lighter, less detailed tones for distant objects to suggest depth

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Drawing objects from a bird's-eye viewpoint

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Overlapping shapes to show spatial depth

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Applying warm hues to background elements

Question 4

Which watercolor technique involves applying wet paint onto an already wet surface to create soft, diffused edges?

Accepted Answer

Wet-on-wet

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Wet-on-dry

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Dry brush

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Masking

Question 5

What is the term for the preparatory black-and-white or neutral-toned underpainting used to establish values before color is applied?

Accepted Answer

Grisaille

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Pentimento

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Sgraffito

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Scumbling

Question 6

In photography and art, what does the 'rule of thirds' guide?

Accepted Answer

Placing key subjects along lines that divide the frame into thirds

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Using three primary colors only

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Dividing a canvas into three equal horizontal bands

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Limiting a work to three focal points

Question 7

What characteristic distinguishes encaustic painting from other paint media?

Accepted Answer

It employs heated beeswax mixed with pigment

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It uses egg yolk as the binder

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It requires a wet plaster surface

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It uses sand as an aggregate