CA Digital Art & Mixed Media 3 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which type of digital brush setting controls how paint accumulates on a canvas over multiple strokes, simulating real paint buildup?
- Jitter
- Spacing
- Accumulation / Wet Mix (Correct answer)
- Hardness
Correct answer: Accumulation / Wet Mix
Wet mix or accumulation settings simulate how wet paint blends and builds up with each stroke, mimicking physical media behavior.
Question 2: A digital artist is preparing a mixed-media piece for a gallery print at 24x36 inches. What minimum resolution (dpi) is typically required for high-quality fine art printing?
- 72 dpi
- 150 dpi
- 300 dpi (Correct answer)
- 600 dpi
Correct answer: 300 dpi
300 dpi is the standard minimum resolution for high-quality fine art and photographic printing to ensure sharp detail.
Question 3: In a mixed-media artwork, an artist glues magazine clippings onto canvas and then photographs the piece. What term describes this combination of physical collage and photographic documentation?
- Digital painting
- Hybrid art (Correct answer)
- Photo compositing
- Vector illustration
Correct answer: Hybrid art
Hybrid art refers to work that intentionally combines traditional physical media with digital processes or documentation.
Question 4: Which interpolation method produces the sharpest result when scaling up a pixel art image in image editing software?
- Bicubic Smoother
- Bilinear
- Nearest Neighbor (Correct answer)
- Bicubic Sharper
Correct answer: Nearest Neighbor
Nearest Neighbor interpolation preserves hard pixel edges, making it ideal for scaling up pixel art without blurring.
Question 5: When printing a digitally created artwork that includes metallic gold tones, why might the printed result look disappointing compared to the screen version?
- The file was saved in the wrong format
- RGB screens can display luminous tones that CMYK inks cannot fully reproduce (Correct answer)
- The printer resolution was too high
- The canvas texture absorbed the metallic pigments
Correct answer: RGB screens can display luminous tones that CMYK inks cannot fully reproduce
RGB screens emit light and can display vivid luminous tones that fall outside the CMYK gamut, so printed versions often look duller.
Question 6: An artist uses a pressure-sensitive stylus on a graphics tablet. Which stylus property controls the width of the brushstroke based on how hard the stylus is pressed?
- Tilt
- Azimuth
- Pressure sensitivity (Correct answer)
- Rotation
Correct answer: Pressure sensitivity
Pressure sensitivity detects how hard the stylus is pressed against the tablet, which can be mapped to brush size, opacity, or other attributes.
Question 7: In digital mixed media, what is 'texture mapping' primarily used for?
- Applying a surface texture image onto a 3D or 2D object to simulate material appearance (Correct answer)
- Converting raster images to vector paths
- Adjusting the color temperature of a scanned artwork
- Creating seamless tiling patterns for social media
Correct answer: Applying a surface texture image onto a 3D or 2D object to simulate material appearance
Texture mapping wraps a 2D image (the texture) onto a surface to simulate realistic materials like wood, skin, or fabric.
CA Digital Art & Mixed Media 3
Which type of digital brush setting controls how paint accumulates on a canvas over multiple strokes, simulating real paint buildup?