Painting Media

Question 1

To create watercolor, water is mixed with ____________.

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gum arabic

Question 2

____________ adjusts the viscosity of the paint.

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vehicle

Question 3

Pigment is the ____________________

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ground up solids that contain color.

Question 4

For which painting media is egg yolk combined with water?

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tempera

Question 5

The liquid substance used in paint and other media to bind particles of pigment together is called the ______________.

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binder

Question 6

This painting is an example of a(n) _______(1)_______. As with many other paintings of this media, the colors are _______(2)_______.

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(1) oil painting; (2) blended and the lines difficult to identify.

Question 7

Look closely at the image above. Which of the following is not true?

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The man in the image is the artist himself. This is easily recognized because the artist painted his back, which is common when artists created self-portraits.

Question 8

The three components of painting media are ________________________.

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vehicle, binder, and pigment.

Question 9

A disadvantage to creating a fresco painting is that __________________

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the surface painted on dries very quickly, so the artist has to plan his/her work carefully.

Question 10

This watercolor, entitled The Adirondak Guide, was painted by which artist?

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Winslow Homer

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