M6-Practice Test-Anwers

Module 6 - Two Dimensional Media

PRACTICE TEST - ANSWERS

QUESTIONS

True or false: Drawing only uses dry media.
Drawing was traditionally used for what purpose?
What is the physical difference between vine and compressed charcoal? How do they differ in their effects?
Why would drawing be important to a sculptor?
What would you include in the list of drawing media that contains color?
What does painting offer that drawing can’t?
What is impasto? What is a glaze?
What is a ground, and how is it traditionally prepared for painting?
True or false: Woodcut prints afford lots of detail.
A) True
B) False
What one characteristic is shared by all forms of printmaking? Hint: a mechanical function.
Which form of printmaking offers the most detail? Why?
Define “collage”.
Transparent watercolor relies on what for its color resonance?

ANSWERS

False.
Preliminary studies for larger works of art in different media.
Vine: charred twigs and small branches. Effects: range of values from light to dark tones. Compressed: pulverized charcoal compressed into sticks. Effects: deep, rich blacks
Drawing preliminary sketches and poses. Visualizing form.
Pencils, chalk, pastels.
Painting media offers a wide range of colors, textures and surface coverage techniques.
Impasto: thick buildup of paint. Glaze: Thin layer of diluted paint.
Ground is the surface to be painted on. Traditional preparation: apply thin layers of gesso. Sand between coats.
False.
Use of a press.
Intaglio. Networks of needle scratches build areas of detail on the plate.
Use of cutting/pasting found materials onto drawings, paintings and prints.
White paper ground.