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Are you an aspiring painter or sculptor? These quizzes will give you tips on everything from brushes to clays. (Quizzes on art terminology may also be found in the 'art terms' sub-category!)
13 Art Techniques quizzes and 140 Art Techniques trivia questions.
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Pigment of My Imagination
  Pigment of My Imagination editor best quiz   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
The history of the pigments used by famous artists to create their masterpieces is often as fascinating as the works themselves. By playing this quiz you will be able to learn more about these intriguing materials.
Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Jul 10 23
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Jul 10 23
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Faking Verisimilitude
  Faking Verisimilitude   best quiz  
Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Trompe-l'oeil (French for Deceive the Eye) is an art technique in which the illusion of three-dimensionality is given to a flat surface. Here are some examples in a variety of media.
Average, 10 Qns, looney_tunes, Nov 13 17
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Nov 13 17
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Ivory Not Just for Towers
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Photo Quiz
 10 Qns
Obtained from the teeth or tusks of various animal species, ivory has been used since the early days of humankind to make beautiful artifacts. This quiz will explore some of the objects created throughout the centuries with this versatile material.
Average, 10 Qns, LadyNym, Nov 21 20
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Nov 21 20
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  Paint a Picture?    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
"They" say everyone has a bit of artistic talent in them. One way to express it might be to paint as a hobby. Here are some questions to think about before you start.
Easier, 10 Qns, mlcmlc, Mar 05 18
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Mar 05 18
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  Arts and Crafts    
Multiple Choice
 20 Qns
Match the term with the descriptions of the following arts and crafts.
Average, 20 Qns, cjbjrb11, Jan 10 23
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Jan 10 23
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  The Writing's On The Wall    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A look at the world of graffiti. Sign up here in foot high letters.
Average, 10 Qns, 480154st, Oct 30 20
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Oct 30 20
216 plays
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  Artist Pigments    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Artist's paint is basically ground pigments mixed with a binder. This quiz is primarily about the source or alleged source of the pigments.
Average, 10 Qns, OldManJack, Sep 25 22
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Sep 25 22
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  Art Fundamentals: Painting    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Ten questions about painting. It can be about techniques, media, or artworks/artists.
Average, 10 Qns, arjun_avila, Sep 04 19
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Sep 04 19
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  Random Art    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a good beginner test... very easy... mostly on color mixing!
Average, 10 Qns, Art_Gurl, Oct 01 19
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Oct 01 19
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  Art Fundamentals    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Like other subjects and disciplines, art has its own unique vocabulary. Let's see how well you do with it.
Average, 10 Qns, SuperRo, Jul 31 22
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Jul 31 22
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trivia question Quick Question
All painters should think about the placement of the objects or figures on the canvas. What word would be used to describe this?

From Quiz "Paint a Picture?"




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  Painting 1: Paints    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz is the first in my series of quizzes on painting. It is on types of paints.
Average, 10 Qns, starry_night, Jun 08 12
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  Painting 2: Painting Surfaces    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the second quiz in my series on painting. The first five questions are on canvasses, and the last five are on paper.
Tough, 10 Qns, starry_night, May 11 19
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starry_night
May 11 19
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  Painting 3: Paintbrushes    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is the third quiz in my series on painting. It is on paintbrushes. The questions are on parts of the brushes, types of brushes, and shapes of brushes.
Average, 10 Qns, starry_night, Mar 01 18
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Art Techniques Trivia Questions

1. Sandra Fabara, known as the "first lady of graffiti", uses which pseudonym as her artistic name?

From Quiz
The Writing's On The Wall

Answer: Lady Pink

Lady Pink began her graffiti career in 1979 and by 1980 had formed the all female crew, LOTA (Ladies of the Arts) with whom she spent five years painting New York City subway trains, before moving on to working on freight trains. Her works have been exhibited at Whitney Museum of American Art, the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and the Brooklyn Museum in New York City, and she was one of the 21 graffiti artists awarded $6.7 million in damages when the 5 Pointz mural space in New York City was whitewashed over in 2013.

2. What type of vehicle is used for watercolors and/or pastels?

From Quiz Art Fundamentals: Painting

Answer: Gum arabic

Linseed oil is used for oil paints, egg yolk for tempera, wax for encaustic and gum arabic for watercolors and pastels.

3. What are the three primary colors when considering paints?

From Quiz Random Art

Answer: Yellow, Blue, Red

These three colors can be combined to form all the other colors except white.

4. What type of canvas is the highest quality?

From Quiz Painting 2: Painting Surfaces

Answer: Linen

High-quality linen is better than high-quality cotton and slightly better than synthetic fibers. However, avoid low-quality linen, as cotton and synthetic fibers are better. Silk is not used to make canvasses.

5. Which type of paint did European artists use during the 15th through 19th centuries?

From Quiz Painting 1: Paints

Answer: Oil

Oil paints have been used for centuries, and most museum paintings were done using oil paints. Contemporary artists use a wide variety of media. Before 1500, tempera paints were the primary medium used by most European artists.

6. With this technique, artists can create different values by making a pattern of dots. What is it?

From Quiz Art Fundamentals

Answer: stippling

The distance between dots determines how dark the shading will be -the more densely clustered the dots, the darker the shading.

7. A pointed tool, used for making small holes:

From Quiz Arts and Crafts

Answer: awl

8. Mummy brown is a pigment that makes a rich brown color, between burnt umber and raw umber. It was one of the favorite colors of the 16th and 17th centuries. Why do you suppose they called it "Mummy Brown"?

From Quiz Artist Pigments

Answer: Because it was made from ground-up mummies

The original method of making this color was discontinued in the 20th century. It is now made from kaolin, quartz, goethite and hematite. But if an 18th century pigment supplier ran out of mummies, there was another method of making it. In her book "Colors", Victoria Finlay describes the process: "Take the carcase of a young man not dying of a disease, but killed; let it lie 24 hours in clear water in the air: cut the flesh in pieces to which add Powder of Myrrh and a little Aloes, imbibe it 24 hours in the Spirit of Wine and Turpentine . . ." I don't think that would be legal today.

9. What are the six tertiary colors?

From Quiz Random Art

Answer: Yellow-green, Blue-green, Blue-violet, Red-Violet, Red-orange, Yellow-orange

You form these colors by mixing one primary color and one secondary color together. The secondary color must be one that was made using the same primary color. Orange and yellow gives yellow-orange, orange and red gives red-orange, orange and green gives brown (as you have effectively mixed all three primary colors together).

10. What is the area at the end of the bristles called?

From Quiz Painting 3: Paintbrushes

Answer: Head

The head transfers the paint onto the paper. It is usually pointed for a round brush or wide for a flat brush.

11. Which type of paint is usually used on paper?

From Quiz Painting 1: Paints

Answer: Watercolor

This is a good starting paint, and comes in pans of dry paint or tubes of paint with a little bit of water added.

12. This technique consists of placing lines closely side by side. What is it?

From Quiz Art Fundamentals

Answer: hatching

Like stippling, hatching is a type of shading.

13. Decorating with knotted string is:

From Quiz Arts and Crafts

Answer: macrame

14. Which term is used to describe a graffiti artist who is inexperienced or unskilled?

From Quiz The Writing's On The Wall

Answer: Toy

Toys are often accused of "biting" or copying an established artist and their tags in order to gain fame within the graffiti world. Biting is a practice that is frowned upon within the community and it is common for established artists to write the word "toy" over a toy tag.

15. Which artist is popular for his fresco works?

From Quiz Art Fundamentals: Painting

Answer: Diego Rivera

Diego Rivera, a Mexican muralist, is known all over the world for his frescoes.

16. What is/are the secondary color(s)?

From Quiz Random Art

Answer: Orange, Violet, Green

These are the colors formed by mixing the primary colors.

17. What is the area of bristles close to the handle called?

From Quiz Painting 3: Paintbrushes

Answer: Belly

The size of the belly determines the amount of paint a brush holds. Only soft-haired brushes have a belly.

18. This is a water-based, opaque paint that is similar to school-quality tempera, but is of higher quality. What is it?

From Quiz Art Fundamentals

Answer: gouache

Gouache has more body and dries more slowly than watercolor paint. It is a good medium for creating bright colors and meticulous details and is often used for design and fine artwork.

19. Decorating with paper cutouts is:

From Quiz Arts and Crafts

Answer: decoupage

20. "Kissing Coppers" (2004) and "The Son of a Migrant from Syria! (2015) are both works from which renowned graffiti artist?

From Quiz The Writing's On The Wall

Answer: Banksy

"The Son of a Migrant from Syria" was painted in the migrant camp in Calais, France, known as the Calais Jungle, and depicted Steve Jobs, who was the son of a Syrian migrant to USA, carrying his belongings in a sack in one hand and an early Macintosh computer in the other. "Kissing Coppers" first appeared on the wall of The Prince Albert pub in Brighton in 2004 and features two British policemen kissing whilst in a passionate embrace. Banksy keeps his real identity a closely guarded secret and his works have appeared in cities such as London, Bristol and Nottingham in UK, Los Angeles, New York and New Orleans in the USA and Paris, France, among others.

21. This is said to be the oldest known natural pigment in the world. The cave paintings at Altamira and Lascaux used it. It was used by the Neanderthals over 200,000 years ago. What is it called?

From Quiz Artist Pigments

Answer: Ochre

Most prehistoric paints were made from minerals like iron oxides mixed with charcoal or burned bones and a binding agent like animal fat or clay. Besides being used for cave paintings it was used for coloring pottery and tools. It was also used for burial and religious purposes.

22. In order to provide stability and keep the canvas at the correct height, which of the supplies below will the painter need?

From Quiz Paint a Picture?

Answer: easel

Easels come in many shapes and sizes. There are lightweight ones that can be easily transportable for plein air painting (outdoors), or larger ones to hold smaller supplies such as pencils, charcoal or paints.

23. How do you make neutral grey?

From Quiz Random Art

Answer: Mix black and white

In art, black is used to darken any color mostly. White is used to lighten any color. When you mix them, you get various shades of grey.

24. What metal piece attaches the bristles and the handle?

From Quiz Painting 3: Paintbrushes

Answer: Ferrule

It is often made of nickel, a metal that does not rust.

25. Pre-stretched canvasses you buy at the store are usually white. If that is the case, it means they...?

From Quiz Painting 2: Painting Surfaces

Answer: Have been primed

Primer gets the canvasses ready for use.

26. Which type of paint is the newest?

From Quiz Painting 1: Paints

Answer: Acrylic

27. This is a process in which an image is drawn with a waxy pencil or crayon directly on a plate, which can be made of zinc, stone, or aluminum.

From Quiz Art Fundamentals

Answer: lithography

Lithography can be a complex and demanding process, but in contrast to woodcut and engraving, does not require special professional training. Anyone who can draw can make a lithograph.

28. In candle making, the basic material is:

From Quiz Arts and Crafts

Answer: paraffin wax

29. Graffiti became closely associated with which genre of music in the 1980s due to the influence of people such as Afrika Bambaataa and Fab 5 Freddy?

From Quiz The Writing's On The Wall

Answer: Hip Hop

Graffiti has been associated with rock music due to "Clapton is God" appearing on walls in the 60s and punk after the names of bands such as Black Flag and Crass were used as tags in the 70s, but the big graffiti explosion came with hip hop music. Fab 5 Freddy, a respected graffiti artist, contributed the rap section to Blondie's 1981 hit "Rapture", while the videos for tracks such as "Planet Rock" (1982) by Afrika Bambaataa and the Soul Sonic Force featured graffiti art. Within the hip hop genre, the four main elements were quickly established as emceeing and deejaying to provide the music, b-boying proving the dance and graffiti as the visual medium.

30. What type of varnish is most commonly used today?

From Quiz Art Fundamentals: Painting

Answer: Damar varnish

The Damar varnish is traditionally used as the final protective coat. While the amber varnish is a tougher and longer-lasting finish, it is still not used as widely as the other. The ruby and diamond varnishes are just made up.

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