Q.1
What is the tool which was favoured over the brush by many artists such as Rembrandt, Goya and Courbet?
  • Airbrush
  • Palette knife
  • Aerosol
  • Finger
Q.2
Used by artists for mixing their paints, a palette gets its name from the Old French word meaning a small what?
  • A small friend
  • A small table
  • A small bucket
  • A small shovel
Q.3
As an alternative to the brush or the palette knife, which animal is commonly used to apply paint?
  • Cork
  • Snake
  • Sponge
  • Hamster
Q.4
Which tool is made from latex and used by the watercolour artist to create precision areas of white (such as highlights, stars or snow)?
  • Masking fluid
  • Tippex
  • Chalk
  • Candle wax
Q.5
What is the most common tool used by graffiti artists to apply their paint?
  • Roller
  • Airbrush
  • Decorator's brush
  • Aerosol
Q.6
Artists have used models to help them in their work since ancient times. Actresses, friends and family have all taken on the role in the past, but today artists in Britain can find models at the RAM. What do the initials RAM stand for?
  • Registered Agency of Models
  • Royal Academy of Models
  • Register of Artists' Models
  • Record of Artists and Models
Q.7
The easel is a tool used for supporting a painting whilst it is being worked on. In the Netherlands easels are known as the Painter's what?
  • The painter's donkey
  • The painter's friend
  • The painter's dog
  • The painter's wife
Q.8
What is the name of the stick with a soft, padded head, used by artists to steady their painting hand?
  • A stillstick
  • A maulstick
  • A drumstick
  • A chokestick
Q.9
A common tool in prehistoric paintings, and popular today amongst graffiti artists, what is the name of the tool which is used by Pochoirists?
  • A potato print
  • A stencil
  • A marker pen
  • A blowpipe
Q.10
Which painter's tool comes in many varieties such as Angle, Mop, Stippler and Dagger?
  • An airbrush
  • A smock
  • A palette knife
  • A brush
0 h : 0 m : 1 s