NYSTCE VISUAL ARTS (079) EXAM WITH
650 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ NYSTCE VISUAL
ARTS 167: ARTISTIC PROCESSES &
MATERIALS EXAM LATEST UPDATE
2025/ 2026 (BRAND NEW!!)
NYSTCE VISUAL ARTS (079)
-An opaque, water-soluble paint.
-gum arabic is the binder, white pigment added making it more opaque
than watercolor
-can be rewet
-dries matte
-term first used in 18th cent France but the material was used in 9th
century Persia prior - ANSWER ✔✔- gouache
-have stiffer natural or synthetic hairs (like hog bristles)
-can be cleaned with soap and water
-longer handles than watercolor - ANSWER ✔✔- acrylic paint brushes
-have stiffer natural or synthetic hairs (like hog bristles)
-must be cleaned with paint thinner first
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,-longer handles than watercolor brushes
-longer handles balance the weight of the ferrule and tip - ANSWER
✔✔- oil paint brushes
-ex. linseed or poppy oil
-added to oil paints to decrease drying times and to thin the consistency
-acrylic paint can be thinned in a variety of ways - ANSWER ✔✔-
drying oils
-a base for painting
-most often the primer is gesso - ANSWER ✔✔- primer
A latex gum product that is used to cover a surface you wish to protect
from receiving water color paint (acts like painter's tape) - ANSWER
✔✔- masking fluid
-board on which a painter mixes paints
-can be masonite or wood, etc - ANSWER ✔✔- palette
-used as oil and acrylic painting
-minimizes cracking because of its rigidity
-should be primed before with gesso, sanded to create smooth texture -
ANSWER ✔✔- wood for painting
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,-most popular painting surface for oils, after the 17th century
-popular also for acrylic - ANSWER ✔✔- canvas
-made from canvas stretched over rigid cardboard and pre-primed for the
buyer - ANSWER ✔✔- canvas boards
-an initial layer of paint applied to a ground, which serves as a base for
subsequent layers of paint
-may be used to lay out highlights and shadows
-for an oil painting, can be done in acrylic - ANSWER ✔✔-
underpainting
-underpainting done with just one color to establish layout and tones -
ANSWER ✔✔- tonal underpainting
-layering of transparent colors over a dried opaque color
-allow each layer to dry before doing another one
-used to create complex colors such as skin tones
-create a blending effect without blending (just layering)
-METHOD OF COLOR MIXING for Renaissance painters, instead of
mixing on the palette - ANSWER ✔✔- glazing
-Mostly used as preparation for paintings
-done on animal skin, wood, wax, or slate
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, -some artists used drawings as a record instead of working from a live
model
-some artists would complete finished drawings as illuminations for
manuscripts - ANSWER ✔✔- drawing in the Middle Ages
-Used on cave walls as early as 10,000 BCE
-cave paintings used to express ideas and scenes
-Used by Egyptians 3,000 BCE on - ANSWER ✔✔- drawing during
Pre-history
-Drawing became more widely used, due to the increase in the
availability of paper
-Students were taught how to draw before painting or sculpting
-used to study nature, record anatomy (Da Vinci)
-Drawing materials used: pen and ink, black and red charcoal -
ANSWER ✔✔- drawing during the Renaissance
More expressive and less exact than Renaissance drawings - ANSWER
✔✔- drawing in Baroque period
-first manufactured in the 1800's, became a widely used drawing tool
-range in hardness from 10H to 10B
-greater detail than charcoal - ANSWER ✔✔- pencils
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650 QUESTIONS AND 100% CORRECT
VERIFIED ANSWERS/ NYSTCE VISUAL
ARTS 167: ARTISTIC PROCESSES &
MATERIALS EXAM LATEST UPDATE
2025/ 2026 (BRAND NEW!!)
NYSTCE VISUAL ARTS (079)
-An opaque, water-soluble paint.
-gum arabic is the binder, white pigment added making it more opaque
than watercolor
-can be rewet
-dries matte
-term first used in 18th cent France but the material was used in 9th
century Persia prior - ANSWER ✔✔- gouache
-have stiffer natural or synthetic hairs (like hog bristles)
-can be cleaned with soap and water
-longer handles than watercolor - ANSWER ✔✔- acrylic paint brushes
-have stiffer natural or synthetic hairs (like hog bristles)
-must be cleaned with paint thinner first
1|Page
,-longer handles than watercolor brushes
-longer handles balance the weight of the ferrule and tip - ANSWER
✔✔- oil paint brushes
-ex. linseed or poppy oil
-added to oil paints to decrease drying times and to thin the consistency
-acrylic paint can be thinned in a variety of ways - ANSWER ✔✔-
drying oils
-a base for painting
-most often the primer is gesso - ANSWER ✔✔- primer
A latex gum product that is used to cover a surface you wish to protect
from receiving water color paint (acts like painter's tape) - ANSWER
✔✔- masking fluid
-board on which a painter mixes paints
-can be masonite or wood, etc - ANSWER ✔✔- palette
-used as oil and acrylic painting
-minimizes cracking because of its rigidity
-should be primed before with gesso, sanded to create smooth texture -
ANSWER ✔✔- wood for painting
2|Page
,-most popular painting surface for oils, after the 17th century
-popular also for acrylic - ANSWER ✔✔- canvas
-made from canvas stretched over rigid cardboard and pre-primed for the
buyer - ANSWER ✔✔- canvas boards
-an initial layer of paint applied to a ground, which serves as a base for
subsequent layers of paint
-may be used to lay out highlights and shadows
-for an oil painting, can be done in acrylic - ANSWER ✔✔-
underpainting
-underpainting done with just one color to establish layout and tones -
ANSWER ✔✔- tonal underpainting
-layering of transparent colors over a dried opaque color
-allow each layer to dry before doing another one
-used to create complex colors such as skin tones
-create a blending effect without blending (just layering)
-METHOD OF COLOR MIXING for Renaissance painters, instead of
mixing on the palette - ANSWER ✔✔- glazing
-Mostly used as preparation for paintings
-done on animal skin, wood, wax, or slate
3|Page
, -some artists used drawings as a record instead of working from a live
model
-some artists would complete finished drawings as illuminations for
manuscripts - ANSWER ✔✔- drawing in the Middle Ages
-Used on cave walls as early as 10,000 BCE
-cave paintings used to express ideas and scenes
-Used by Egyptians 3,000 BCE on - ANSWER ✔✔- drawing during
Pre-history
-Drawing became more widely used, due to the increase in the
availability of paper
-Students were taught how to draw before painting or sculpting
-used to study nature, record anatomy (Da Vinci)
-Drawing materials used: pen and ink, black and red charcoal -
ANSWER ✔✔- drawing during the Renaissance
More expressive and less exact than Renaissance drawings - ANSWER
✔✔- drawing in Baroque period
-first manufactured in the 1800's, became a widely used drawing tool
-range in hardness from 10H to 10B
-greater detail than charcoal - ANSWER ✔✔- pencils
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