Art Vocabulary Quiz

What does the term 'Grisaille' refer to?

• A technique of layering and building up values with grays or burnt umber

• A technique of using bright and shining colors

• A technique of creating form with translucent paint

• A technique of using opaque paint

What does the term 'Luminosity' mean in art?

• Full of light, bright or shining

• Some light goes through

• Not see through

• To fade in the light, especially in the sunlight

What does the term 'Translucent' mean in art?

• Some light goes through

• Full of light, bright or shining

• Not see through

• To fade in the light, especially in the sunlight

What does the term 'Opaque' mean in art?

• Not see through

• Some light goes through

• Full of light, bright or shining

• To fade in the light, especially in the sunlight

What does the term 'Lightfast' mean in art?

• To fade in the light, especially in the sunlight

• To last a long time

• To ground or bind paint to the canvas or other surfaces

• To blot watercolor and lift off the color from the paper

What does the term 'Archival' mean in art?

• To last a long time

• To fade in the light, especially in the sunlight

• To ground or bind paint to the canvas or other surfaces

• To blot watercolor and lift off the color from the paper

What is the purpose of 'Gesso' in art?

• To ground or bind paint to the canvas or other surfaces

• To fade in the light, especially in the sunlight

• To blot watercolor and lift off the color from the paper

• To layer and build up values with grays or burnt umber

What does it mean to 'blot' watercolor in art?

• To lift off the color from the paper

• To ground or bind paint to the canvas or other surfaces

• To fade in the light, especially in the sunlight

• To layer and build up values with grays or burnt umber

What is the purpose of a 'portfolio' in art?

• To showcase and present an artist's work

• To ground or bind paint to the canvas or other surfaces

• To layer and build up values with grays or burnt umber

• To blot watercolor and lift off the color from the paper

What is a 'muse' in art?

• A person that brings inspiration to an artist

• To ground or bind paint to the canvas or other surfaces

• To layer and build up values with grays or burnt umber

• To blot watercolor and lift off the color from the paper