Q.1.
To protect paintings which are not going to be framed beneath glass, a final coat is often added. What type of material is this final coat?
Q.2.
Prior to application, paints are made into liquids by the addition of a solvent. Two examples of solvents are turpentine and white spirit, but what is the most commonly used type of solvent amongst artists?
Q.3.
Canvas has been the most popular form of support for oil paintings for over 400 years. Today it is usually made from cotton or linen but the original canvas material was made from what?
Q.4.
Watercolour may be the oldest kind of paint, possibly dating back to prehistoric cave paintings and certainly in use by the ancient Egyptians. But why is it called 'watercolour'?
Q.5.
Oil paints are made by binding pigments together with a kind of oil. Which of these oils have been used in oil paints?
Q.6.
Until it was replaced by canvas in the 16th century, what was the most common material for an artist to paint on?
Q.7.
What is the technique of mural painting in which a water based pigment is painted on to fresh plaster?
Q.8.
A new type of paint, which is water soluble when wet but water resistant when dry, became popular in the 20th century. What is it called?
Q.9.
Just as wooden panel supports were superseded by canvas ones, which type of paint became obsolete when oils were developed?
Q.10.
What is the name of the technique in which a brush full of solvent is loaded with diluted paint and then applied to a support which is also covered in solvent? This method should create a semi-transparent, uniformly coloured area with no brush strokes, if it is done correctly.