CPARM2F1 PRACTICE PAINTING

What is the primary characteristic that distinguishes Oil Paint from most other mediums?

• It is water-soluble and fast-drying.

• It uses egg yolk as a binder.

• It is a slow-drying medium, offering artists extended time for blending and manipulation.

• It must be applied directly onto wet plaster.

What substance is used as the binder (vehicle) in traditional Tempera paint?

• Linseed Oil

• Acrylic Polymer

• Hot Beeswax

• Egg Yolk

Glazing is a technique where paint is applied in layers that are:

• Very thick and opaque.

• Thin, transparent, or semi-transparent.

• Mixed directly on the canvas without blending.

• Scraped off the surface repeatedly.

Which painting medium is water-soluble and quick-drying, but becomes permanently water-resistant (insoluble) once it cures?

• Watercolor

• Oil Paint

• Acrylic Paint

• Gouache

Which water-based medium is characterized by its transparency and is typically applied to paper, allowing the white of the paper to provide the highlights?

• Gouache

• Watercolor

• Encaustic

• Tempera

What is the distinctive binder used in Encaustic painting, a medium dating back to ancient times?

• Oil and Turpentine

• Casein (milk protein)

• Hot Beeswax

• Tree Sap

Which technique is derived from the Italian word for 'scratched' and involves scratching through a layer of wet paint to expose a different color or the surface underneath?

• Fresco Secco

• Underpainting

• Sgraffito

• Scumbling

What is the general name for the technique of applying paint in free, sweeping gestures, focusing on the expressive motion of the artist's body?

• Pointillism

• Gestural Painting

• Trompe-l'oeil

• Panning

Which material is typically used as the primary binder in traditional Oil Painting?

• Egg Yolk

• Hot Beeswax

• Acrylic Polymer

• Linseed Oil

What unique characteristic of Gouache Painting is achieved by mixing chalk into the paint?

• It prevents the paint from cracking.

• It makes the paint completely transparent.

• It allows it to be permanently water-resistant.

• It makes the paint heavier and gives it an opaque, matte finish.