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Oil Painting Materials, Techniques, Processes
Oil Painting Materials, Techniques, Processes
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Softwoods are not ideal for oil painting surfaces because...
They go mushy.
They bend.
They will crack.
The paint slips too much.
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A process where each layer of paint is "oilier" (thicker) than the last is called...
Lean over fat.
Fat over lean.
Sfumato.
Chewing the fat.
3
Gesso is applied before oil paint because it prevents
The oil paints being too dark
The oils from being too oily
The oils from coming into contact with the canvas fibres
The canvas from decaying.
4
This image shows...
Impressionism.
Sizing.
Under painting.
Impasto.
5
The most popular oil used in oil paint is...
Safflower oil
Walnut oil.
Linseed oil
Poppyseed oil
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Oil painting brushes are normally made from...
Wool.
Polyester.
Sable or bristle.
Nylon.
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Most works on canvas are primed with
Gesso
Impasto
Varnish
Oil
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Which of these is the most durable type of canvas?
Linen
Cotton
Polyester
Acetate
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Fat over lean...
Makes the colours more vivid.
Prevents the final painting from cracking.
Creates impastos.
Slows the drying process.
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Oil painting gained popularity during...
The Renaissance.
Modernism.
The Stone Age.
WWI
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Adding beeswax or alkyd to oil paint...
Adds a sheen to the paint.
Makes the paint matte.
Thins the paint.
Thickens the paint.
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Mineral spirits (white spirits) and turpentine are used...
To make the oil paint thicker and more opaque
To clean the brushes and palette.
To make the oil paint thinner and more transparent.
To make the oil paint more shiny.
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The name for the wooden frames that a canvas is pulled over.
Pullers
Panels
Stretchers
Easel
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Gesso and rabbit skin glue are used as primers. Priming the canvas...
Makes the paint brighter.
Seals the surface fibres.
Shrink the canvas.
Makes the canvas surface tight.
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"The fine shading that produces soft, imperceptible transitions between colours and tones"...
Fat over lean.
Chiaroscuro
Impasto.
Sfumato
