ch. 2.2

Question 1

paint

Answer 1

in its basic form is composed of pigment and a liquid binder

Question 2

binders

Answer 2

are traditionally beeswax, egg yolk, vegetable oils and gums, water, and in modern times, polymers

Question 3

palette knife

Answer 3

a tool that can be used by the painter for mixing and applying paint

Question 4

Encaustic

Answer 4

Pigment is mixed with hot wax and applied quickly

Question 5

Tempera

Answer 5

Egg is the binding agent - Usually applied with a brush and dries almost immediately

Question 6

Fresco

Answer 6

Pigment mixed with water is applied to a lime-plaster surface

Question 7

buon fresco (good fresco)

Answer 7

which is more permanent and durable

Question 8

fresco secco

Answer 8

dry fresco

Question 9

Oil

Answer 9

Used during the Middle Ages, but only regularly since fifteenth century - Linseed-oil binder (by-product of flax) - Flexible, slow drying, and can be blended days after application, allowing for smooth effects and fine detail

Question 10

glazes

Answer 10

attain a rich luminosity, as though lit from within

Question 11

impasto

Answer 11

thickly painted

Question 12

Allegory

Answer 12

means an image of a person that represents or symbolizes ideas or abstract concepts, in most general sense is an extended metaphor

Question 13

Watercolor

Answer 13

Pigment suspended in water with a sticky binder, usually gum arabic

Question 14

Gouache

Answer 14

An additive (often chalk) in gouache makes the paint opaque

Question 15

Acrylic

Answer 15

paints are composed of pigments suspended in an acrylic polymer resin

Question 16

mixed media

Answer 16

Traditional boundaries between art media have been blurred as artists explore new ways to express themselves