PAINT QUIZ

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PAINT QUIZ

True or False

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True or False - 100

All paints are non-toxic.

True False

True or False - 200

Tempera paint is made with egg yolk

True False

True or False - 300

True False

Acrylic paints were created in the 1950s

True or False - 400

True False

The Mona Lisa is painted with acrylic paint

True or False - 500

Gouache is a form of oil paint

True False

Multiple Choice - 100

This paint has the slowest drying time

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

Multiple Choice - 200

Sold in bottles, jars and tubes

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

Multiple Choice - 300

This medium often included gold leaf guilding

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

Multiple Choice - 400

This medium needs soft, absorbent brushes

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

Multiple Choice - 500

This is the oldest paint medium

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

Matching - 100

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

TemperaThe Starry Night, 1889

Vincent van Gogh73 cm × 92 cm

Matching - 200

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

TemperaChristina's World, 1948

Andrew Wyeth81.9 x 121.3 cm

Matching - 300

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

TemperaI and The Village , 1911

Marc Chagall192.1 x 151.4 cm

Matching - 400

Young Hare, 1502Albrecht Durer

25 x 23 cm

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

Matching - 500

Creation of Adam, 1511Michelangelo

480 cm × 230 cmfresco

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

Short Answer - 100

Which painting medium doesn’t need white?

Watercolour

Short Answer - 200

Impressionism was create with which paint?

Oil

Short Answer - 300

Which paint has been around since 1 AD?

Tempera

Short Answer - 400

Which paint dries quickly and is non-resoluble?

Acrylic

Short Answer - 500

What is a kolinski sable?

A paint brush for oils

Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

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Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

1. Transparent medium2. Allow paper to shine through3. Thinned and lightened with water4. Dries quickly5. Can be rehydrated6. Concentrated in tubes and pans7. Cleans up with soap and water8. Portable and light weight to transport9. Work from light to dark10.Paints graded with stars for permanance (fade-

proof or non-fugitive); light-fast11.Grades of 1-5 or A-E go from $ to $$$12.Paints may have staining qualities13.Use soft, natural hair brushes (sable)14.Should not need white paint15.Gouche is an opaque watercolour16.Use 100% cotton rag paper; acid-free17.Use 140 lb. (per ream – 500 sheets) paper18.Cold pressed paper has a medium tooth19.Pigment binding agent is gum arabic20.Artists: Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528),

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788),John Constable (1776-1837),Toni Onley (1928 - 2004)

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Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

1. Fast drying paint2. Water resistent when dry3. Can be diluted with water4. Can be modified with gels, mediums or pastes5. First made commercially in the 1950s as house

paint6. Artist quality available in the 1960s – Liquitex7. May be varnished8. Canvas should be primed with gesso9. Ability to bond to many different surfaces10.Considered to be a water-based paint11.Acrylic retarders can slow down drying time12.More permanent and stable than oil paints13.Sold in bottles, jars or tubes14.Called a glaze when thinned to a transparency15.Use masking tape when painting a hard edge16.May be used as glue in a collage17.Once dry is not resoluble18.Student grade acrylic are called “academy”19.Pigment suspended in an acrylic polymer emulsion20.Artists:Marc Chagall (1887 - 1985),

Henri Matisse (1869-1954),Andy Warhol (1928-1987)Robert Bateman (1930- )

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Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

1. Slow drying paint; long “open time”2. Drying time can be several weeks3. Pigment suspended in linseed oil4. First used in the 13th century in England5. Considered an artistic medium in 15th century6. Tube paints invented in 18417. Portability allowed for “plein air” painting8. Impressionism 9. Oil paints have natural sheen10.Translucency, ideal for portraits (skin)11.Paint dries by oxidizing, not evaporating12.Modern additives give UV protection13.Historic oil paints were toxic – lead, arsenic, etc.14.Thinners (turpentine) are flammable15.Finest quality brushes are called kolinsky sable

made from Siberian mink16.Paint may be applied by brush or palette knife17.Painting is done in layers; “fat over lean”18.Thin, transparent layer (glaze) seals the painting19.World famous oil painting: Mona Lisa (da Vinci)20.Artists: Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640),

Rembrandt (1606-1669),Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890),Emily Carr (1871-1945) 

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Watercolour

Acrylic

Oil

Tempera

1. Also known as egg tempera2. Oldest, most versatile, and most durable methods

of painting3. Artists made their own paints, brushes, tools4. Pigment mixed with water-soluble binding agent

(i.e. egg yolk) and distilled water5. Hand-ground paint cannot be stored; spoilage6. Long lasting; since 1st century AD7. Primary painting method until 1500s8. Tempera paintings were burnished with gold leaf9. Gold leaf halos on Byzantine tempera panels10.Frescos are tempera on plaster11.Modern version is called poster paint12.Panel painting medium of Early Renaissance13.Avoid breathing pigment powders; toxic14.Dries to a smooth, matte finish15.Can be varnished or burnished16.Applied with cross-hatching strokes17.Historically painted on wood panels18.Modern technique is to paint on masonite board19.Binding agents include honey, glue, milk (casein)20.Artists: Michelangelo (1577-1640)

William Blake (1757-1827) Andrew Wyeth (1917-2009)David Blackwood (1941- ) 

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