ART APP Midterm Examination - Art Mediums, Techniques, Elements, and Organizations

Question 1

The word ____ which comes from the Latin word “_____”
denotes the means by which an artist communicates his idea.
➢ It is the stuff out of which he creates a work of art.
➢ These are the materials that the artist uses to translate his
feelings or thoughts into a beautiful reality.
➢ Examples: steel, marble, bronze, and wood for sculpture

Answer 1

Medium

Question 2

Classification of Medium

Answer 2

Visual Arts (Space Arts)
Auditory Arts (Time Arts)

Question 3

are those whose mediums can be seen and which
occupy space.
➢ These are grouped into two classes:
a. Two-Dimensional Arts (length and height)
➢ painting, drawing, printmaking, photography
b. Three-Dimensional Arts (length, height, width)
➢ sculpture, architecture, landscape, industrial design, crafts
(ceramics and furniture-making)

Answer 3

Visual Arts (Space Arts)

Question 4

are those mediums that can be heard and which
are expressed intime.
➢ The combined arts are those whose mediums that can both be
seen and heard, and these exist inboth spaceand time.
➢ These are dance, opera, drama, and movies. Along with the music,
these are also known as the performance arts.

Answer 4

Auditory Arts (Time Arts)

Question 5

What are The Arts Mediums and 6 Elements

Answer 5

1. Availability
2. Durability
3. Basic/Inherent Quality
4. Price
5. Sufficiency of supply
6. Demand

Question 6

What are the 22 Mediums of Two-
Dimensional Visual Arts

Answer 6

1. Watercolor
2. Fresco
3. Tempera
4. Pastel
5. Encaustic
6. Oil Painting
7. Acrylic Painting
8. Mosaic Art
9. Stained Glass
10. Tapestry
11. Drawing
12. Bistre
13. Crayons
14. Charcoals
15. Silverpoint
16. Printmaking
17. Woodcut
18. Engraving
19. Relief Painting
20. Intaglio
21. Etching
22. Stencil Printing

Question 7

is difficult to handle because it is difficult to
produce warm andrichtones.
➢ While changes may be made once the paint has been applied, such
changes normally tend to make the color less luminous. These
defects, however, are rendered by ______ artists through
some techniques.

Answer 7

Watercolor

Question 8

an opaque watercolor painting the major effects of
whichare causedby the whitepaper itself.
➢ It is done by mixing zinc white with regular watercolor paints to
tone them down by giving the appearance of sobriety suitable for
dramatic purposes.

Answer 8

Gouache

Question 9

This is painting on a moist plaster surface with colors ground in
water or a limewater mixture.
➢ The colors dry into plaster, and the picture becomes a part of the
wall.
➢ must be done quickly because it is an exacting medium –
the moment the paint is applied to the surface, it becomes an
integral part of the wall.
➢ The image becomes permanently fixed and almost impossible to
remove.

Answer 9

Fresco

Question 10

are mineral pigments mixed with egg yolk or egg white and ore. They are often used as a binder due to their film-
forming properties and rapid drying rate. Throughout the Middle
Ages and early Renaissance, tempera was one of the favorite
mediums of many painters before oil was adopted.

Answer 10

Tempera

Question 11

a technique used to disguise the tone and color
limitationsof both tempera and frescopainting.

Answer 11

Cangiantismo

Question 12

➢ This is a stick of dried paste made of pigments ground with chalk
and compounded with gum water. Its colors are luminous, and it
is a very flexible medium.
➢ In spite of its richness and varied effects, it is difficult to
preserve the finished product inits original freshness.
➢ Some artists use a fixing medium or a protecting surface such as
glass, but when the chalk rubs, the picture loses some of its
brilliance.

Answer 12

Pastel

Question 13

➢ This isdoneby painting with wax colors fixed withheat.
➢ Painting with wax colors produces luster and radiance in the
subject making them appear at their best portraits.

Answer 13

Encaustic Painting

Question 14

is one of the most expensive art activities today
because of the prohibitive cost of materials.
➢ pigments are mixed with linseed oil and applied to
the canvas.

Answer 14

Oil Painting

Question 15

➢ This medium is used popularly by contemporary painters because
of the transparency and quick-drying characteristics of
watercolor and the flexibility of oil combined.
➢ This synthetic paint is mixed with acrylic emulsion as a binder for
coating the surface of the artwork.

Answer 15

Acrylic Painting

Question 16

➢ This is a fabric consisting of a warp upon which colored threads
are woven by hand to produce a design.

Answer 16

Tapestry

Question 17

is a picture or decoration made of small pieces of
inlaid colored stones or glass called “tesserae,” which most often
are cut into squares glued on a surface with plaster or cement.

Answer 17

Mosaic

Question 18

an artwork is common in Gothic Cathedrals and
churches. This is made by combining many small pieces of
colored glass which are held together by bands of lead. (Ang,
2019)

Answer 18

Stained Glass

Question 19

is a brown pigment extracted from the soot of wood, and
often used in pen and wash drawings.

Answer 19

Bistre

Question 20

are pigments bound by wax and compressed into painted
sticks used for drawing especially among children in the
elementary grades. They adhere better on the paper surface.

Answer 20

Crayons

Question 21

These are carbonaceous materials obtained by heating wood or
other organic substances in the absence of air.
➢ produces the darkest value like the darkest
produces the lightest tone.

Answer 21

Charcoal

Question 22

➢ In this medium, the artist has a technique of drawing silver stylus
on specially prepared paper to produce a thin grayish line that
was popular during the Renaissance period.

Answer 22

Silverpoint

Question 23

➢ This is made from a piece of wood. The design stands as a relief,
the remaining surface of the block is cutaway.
➢ A wood block print just as do the letters of a typewriter.
➢ The lines of the design are wood, so they are not very fine.
- can be identified because of their firm, clear blacklines.

Answer 23

Woodcut

Question 24

➢ This is the art of forming designs by cutting, and corrosion by
acids. In_______, the lines of the designs are cut into a metal
plate with ink and transferred from the plate to the paper.

Answer 24

Engraving

Question 25

involves cutting away from a block of wood or
linoleum the parts of the design that the artist wants to be seen,
leaving the portion of a design to stand out on a block or in on the
linoleum.

Answer 25

Relief Printing

Question 26

in anything printed on a surface that is a direct result of a
duplicating process.

Answer 26

Printmaking

Question 27

It is a printing process in which the design or the text is engraved
into the surface of the place and the ink is transferred to paper
from the grooved.

Answer 27

Intaglio

Question 28

➢ Is a development of engraving. A copper or zinc plate is covered
with a “ground”, a small coating of wax missed with pitch and
amber.

Answer 28

Etching

Question 29

➢ It is a process which involves the cutting of the design on special
paper cardboard or metal sheet in such a way that when ink is
rubbed over it, the design is reproduce on the surface.

Answer 29

Stencil Printing

Question 30

What are the 7 Mediums of Three-
Dimensional Visual Arts

Answer 30

1. Stone
2. Granite
3. Marble
4. Jade
5. Ivory
6. Bronze
7. Brass
8. Copper

Question 31

is a hard substance formed from mineral and earth
material. The finish is granular and dull in appearance. These are
normally used for gravestones in cemeteries.

Answer 31

Stone

Question 32

is a granular igneous rock composed of feldspars and
quartz, usually combined with other minerals, and is quite difficult
to chisel. This is good for large works with only a few designs.

Answer 32

Granite

Question 33

is limestone in a more or less crystalline state and is
capable of taking a high polish, occurring in many varieties. It is
easier to carve than granite because it is relatively softer in
character.

Answer 33

Marble

Question 34

is a fine, colorful stone, usually green, and used widely in
Ancient China. It is highly esteemed as an ornamental stone for
carving and fashioning jewelry.

Answer 34

Jade

Question 35

which comes from the main parts of the tusks of elephants,
is the hard white substance used to make carvings and billiard
balls.

Answer 35

Ivory

Question 36

as a material is strong, durable, and resistant to any
atmospheric corrosion.

Answer 36

Bronze

Question 37

does not rust and it takes a brilliant polish.

Answer 37

Brass

Question 38

➢ This is basically shaped by hammering and it can be fashioned
into relief forms.

Answer 38

Copper

Question 39

What are the 6 Mediums of Auditory Arts

Answer 39

1. StringedInstruments
2. WoodwindInstruments
3. Brass Instruments
4. PercussionInstruments
5. Keyboard Instruments
6. Instrumental Groups

Question 40

What are 3 the Mediums of Literary Arts

Answer 40

1. Short Story
2. Novel
3. Poem

Question 41

is presented through narration.
➢r includes ideas or incidents that contribute
to a single effect that he aims to achieve.
➢ The existence of complex relationships is presented in a highly
condensed portrayal of character and situation.

Answer 41

Short Story

Question 42

➢ Is a more extended work that may have more characters in a
more complicated situation shown through several chapters.

Answer 42

Novel

Question 43

is a type of literature that conveys a thought, describes a
scene, or tells a story in a concentrated, lyrical arrangement of
words.

Answer 43

Poem/Poetry