Leaving Cert Art: Artists: processes & media
How often Artists: processes & media comes up on the Art papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.
HL Asked on 2 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years
Artists: processes & media, Higher Level(6 marks)
Quick ones on Artists: processes & media.
(a)In relief printing, such as linocut, which part of the block takes the ink and prints?
- The cut-away grooves in the block
- The raised surface left after cutting
- The back of the block, turned over
(b)Which fast-drying paint uses a water-based polymer binder and became popular from the 1950s–60s?
- Egg tempera
- Oil
- Acrylic
(c)In etching, what bites the drawn lines into the metal plate?
- Acid
- Heat from a kiln
- A chisel
Show the answers
(a) The raised surface left after cutting
(b) Acrylic
(c) Acid
Higher Level
Asked on 2 of the last 3 Higher Level papers, most recently in 2024. most years
Every paper, year by year
| Year | Where it came up |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Not asked |
| 2024 | Q2 |
| 2023 | Q1 |
Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.
More Artists: processes & media questions
Artists: processes & media, 3 marks
Lithography prints from a flat stone or plate. Why does it work?
- Acid bites deep grooves
- The image stands in relief
- Grease and water repel each other
Show the answer
Grease and water repel each other
The artist draws in greasy crayon; the damp stone rejects ink wherever there is no grease. It is a flat (planographic) process, unlike relief or intaglio.
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