Painting Media/Techniques

Question 1

Acrylic

Answer 1

A more expensive, a pig, water-based paint that is permanent when dry.

Question 2

Watercolor

Answer 2

A transparent paint

Question 3

Transparent

Answer 3

When you can see through something

Question 4

Opaque

Answer 4

When you cannot see through something

Question 5

Pigment

Answer 5

Fine powder that gives media its color

Question 6

Solvent

Answer 6

Liquid that moves the paint

Question 7

Palette

Answer 7

Tray used to hold and mix paints

Question 8

Canvas

Answer 8

Cloth covered surface or board to paint on

Question 9

Gesso

Answer 9

A primer of mixed plaster and glue put on a surface to prepare it for paint

Question 10

Impasto

Answer 10

Paint applied thickly so as to feel it’s texture when dry

Question 11

Painterly

Answer 11

Technique with brushstrokes and patches of color

Question 12

Wash

Answer 12

Adding water to a paint to make it transparent

Question 13

What – in – wet

Answer 13

Method of blending wet paint colors together to create value

Question 14

Dry brush

Answer 14

Using a bare minimum of paint on your brush to create texture

Question 15

Blotting

Answer 15

A corrective or deliberate way to remove excess paint/water and add texture

Question 16

Resist

Answer 16

Using wax crayon to cover areas you don’t want painted

Question 17

Masking

Answer 17

Using tape to protect areas from being painted

Question 18

Tempera

Answer 18

A cheaper, semi a peek, water-based paint; can crack if applied in too many layers