Visual Literacy Test 2

Question 1

Drawing

Answer 1

works largely made up of lines that can build up areas of different values

Question 2

Graphite

Answer 2

shiny black carbon encased in wood

Question 3

Metalpoint

Answer 3

drawing tools with metals

Question 4

Charcoal

Answer 4

burned wood

Question 5

Crayon

Answer 5

Powdered pigments as with crayon

Question 6

Chalk

Answer 6

soft colored limestones

Question 7

Liquid Media

Answer 7

Pen and ink, pen and brush

Question 8

Collage

Answer 8

application of different cut papers glued onto a surface

Question 9

Painting

Answer 9

use of pigments to create wide range of colored areas

Question 10

Binder

Answer 10

something that binds the powders and makes them stick to the surface

Question 11

Encuastic

Answer 11

pigments mixed with hot wax

Question 12

Fresco

Answer 12

A wall painting technique, which involved pigments, water, and plaster

Question 13

Tempera

Answer 13

Pigments mixed with egg yolk

Question 14

Oil

Answer 14

pigments mixed with oil

Question 15

Watercolor

Answer 15

pigments mixed with water

Question 16

Gouache

Answer 16

watercolor mixed with white pigment to make the color opaque

Question 17

Acrylic

Answer 17

a 20th century medium where the pigments are chemically produced and mixed with water

Question 18

Prints

Answer 18

imprints of a worked matrix, on which ink is applied and then a paper pushed against to absorb the ink

Question 19

Relief

Answer 19

any printing method in which the image to be printed is raised from the background,
woodcut/linocut

Question 20

Intaglio

Answer 20

printing method that makes indentations on a metal plate where ink goes in and picked up by paper for imprints. engraving, drypoint, mexxotint, etching, aquatint

Question 21

Screenprinting

Answer 21

traditionally a silk screen is used where ink is pushed through cut up shapes as in stencil technique

Question 22

Digital inkjet

Answer 22

using a high-quality printer to create an image from a digital file

Question 23

Photography

Answer 23

the practice of creating images by recording light

Question 24

Camera obscura

Answer 24

dark room

Question 25

Daguerreotype

Answer 25

photography involving the camera obscura and chemical mixture unto the metal plate into the box to capture the image in front of the box

Question 26

Calotype

Answer 26

images of objects or scenes that are exposed on paper coated with silver iodide

Question 27

Documentary photography

Answer 27

serves to capture life as it is, often to expose scenes of real people in real circumstances to the public

Question 28

Art photography

Answer 28

aims for an interesting visual scene for viewer, regardless of any political or social content or not

Question 29

Motion pictures

Answer 29

a series of still images projected at a speed of 24 frames per second

Question 30

Sculpture

Answer 30

3-dimensional art involving carving stone or wood

Question 31

Modeling

Answer 31

to shape out of malleable material such as clay

Question 32

Casting (lost wax process)

Answer 32

use a mold to create mass

Question 33

Carving

Answer 33

create forms by means of cutting materials such as stone and wood

Question 34

Assembling

Answer 34

glue or nail solid parts to shape a sculpture

Question 35

Contrapposto

Answer 35

a natural standing posture

Question 36

Earthwork

Answer 36

a sculptural mass produced with natural materials in a natural setting

Question 37

Installation

Answer 37

temporary man-made sculptural creations, usually in gallery spaces

Question 38

Crafts

Answer 38

any artwork of utilitarian value and purpose, clay, glass, metal, wood, fiber

Question 39

Graphic design

Answer 39

a form of making used for the main purpose to sell a product or idea

Question 40

Sign

Answer 40

a design that signifies the entire concept

Question 41

Typography

Answer 41

style of the letters

Question 42

Layout

Answer 42

composition, where the put the type in what sizes and colors against each other

Question 43

Image

Answer 43

Pictures incorporated into the design