Picture Making

Question 1

1The point on the horizon line where parallel lines appear to meet in perspective is the

Easy

A. vanishing point B. eye level C. ground line D. focal point

Question 2

2In one-point perspective, parallel lines going away from the viewer meet at

Easy

A. two points B. a single vanishing point on the horizon C. the bottom of the page D. nowhere

Question 3

3Wet-on-wet in watercolour produces

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A. no colour change B. thick impasto C. sharp hard edges D. soft, diffused edges

Question 4

4In perspective, objects further away appear

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A. larger B. brighter C. closer D. smaller

Question 5

5A painting that shows scenes of everyday life is a

Medium

A. abstract B. genre painting C. history painting D. still life

Question 6

6A painting of natural scenery such as hills, rivers and trees is a

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A. seascape B. still life C. landscape D. portrait

Question 7

7Linear perspective was systematised during the

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A. Baroque period only B. Stone Age C. Impressionist period D. Renaissance

Question 8

8A drawing that exaggerates a person's features for humour is a

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A. portrait B. landscape C. still life D. caricature

Question 9

9Applying paint thickly so that brush or knife marks show is

Medium

A. wash B. impasto C. sgraffito D. glazing

Question 10

10Preparing a canvas with a base coat before painting is

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A. framing B. priming C. glazing D. varnishing

Question 11

11A wash in watercolour painting is

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A. a thin, transparent layer of diluted paint B. a pencil sketch C. thick paint D. a dry brush stroke

Question 12

12Blending in shading is done to

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A. erase drawings B. create smooth transitions between tones C. add lines D. sharpen pencils

Question 13

13A picture made by combining parts of several photographs is a

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A. mosaic B. etching C. fresco D. photomontage

Question 14

14Foreshortening in drawing is used to

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A. make objects flat B. colour a picture C. show objects receding in space D. frame a picture

Question 15

15Pastels are

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A. carving tools B. sticks of pigment used for colour drawing C. liquid paints D. canvas

Question 16

16Imaginative composition is based on

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A. copying photographs B. measurements C. still life only D. the artist's ideas rather than direct observation

Question 17

17A composition with the main subject placed exactly in the centre is often

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A. abstract B. static and formal C. dynamic D. unbalanced

Question 18

18A thin transparent layer of paint applied over a dry layer is a

Medium

A. underpainting B. impasto C. glaze D. scumble

Question 19

19A large painting done directly on a wall is a

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A. collage B. mosaic C. mural D. miniature

Question 20

20The rule of thirds helps an artist to

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A. place points of interest off-centre for a balanced composition B. frame pictures C. mix colours D. stretch canvas