Painting Media Answers

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To create watercolor, water is mixed with ____________.

A
white pigment
B
plaster
C
egg yolks
D
gum arabic
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For which painting media is egg yolk combined with water?

A
gouache
B
watercolor
C
tempera
D
fresco
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The liquid substance used in paint and other media to bind particles of pigment together is called the ______________.

A
binder
B
vehicle
C
pigment
D
medium
4

____________ adjusts the viscosity of the paint.

A
binder
B
vehicle
C
pigment
D
arabic
5

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

Question illustration
A
Winslow Homer
B
Jan Vermeer
C
Mary Casset
D
Leonardo da Vinci
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Pigment is the ____________________

A
ground up solids that contain color.
B
surface a painting is created on.
C
mixture of hue and water.
D
liquid substance used in paint and other media to bind particles of pigment together.
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A disadvantage to creating a fresco painting is that __________________

A
the paint dries very slowly.
B
the surface painted on dries very quickly, so the artist has to plan his/her work carefully.
C
once the color is applied, it cannot be painted over with another color.
D
the supplies are costly because the vehicle can only be found in one region of the world.
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Look closely at the image above. Which of the following is not true?

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A
This is an example of a gouache painting by Joseph Solman.
B
As with watercolor, to create this painting, the artist combined water with pigment. However, he/she also added white pigment in order to produce a tinted feel.
C
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.
D
Although there is a hazy look to the man in the picture, the artist did used definitive, strong lines throughout the piece.
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The three components of painting media are ________________________.

A
pigment, vehicle, and media.
B
vehicle, binder, and pigment.
C
binder, media, and water.
D
vehicle, arabic, and pigment.
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Gouache painting is a form of ________________, in which white pigment is added to create a duller effect and tinted feel.

A
oil painting
B
watercolor
C
tempera
D
fresco

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