AY Honor Tole Painting Answer Key

Tole Painting

Skill Level

1

Year

2018

Version

05.04.2025

Approval authority

North American Division

1

What is tole painting?

The word tole means "painted enameled or lacquered tinplate used to make decorative domestic objects." Today it is used as a category of folk art and decorative painting, typically on metal or wood used for household items such as utensils chairs, chests, toy boxes, tables, etc.

2

Explain the difference between decorative art and fine art.

In the strictest sense, Fine Art is considered a visual object with no functional purpose except to be admired and contemplated as an aesthetic object. Decorative Art, however, is also visual and aesthetically pleasing but serves a useful function such as a piece of furniture, tableware, textiles and so on.

3

Name the types of surfaces tole painting is found on.

Wood, metal, glass, walls, any surface which will hold paint.

4

Name three European countries which have tole painting heritage. List what it is called in those countries.

Norway - Rosemaling

Sweden - Kurbits

France – Tole Peinte

Germany - Bauernmalerei

England – Roses and Castles

Russia – Khokhloma, Gzhel, Zhostovo, Mezen, Gorodet

Switzerland – Bauernmalerei

5

Identify what types of objects are usually tole painted.

Furniture and tools.

6

Find five pictures of tole painted objects, one in each of the listed categories:

6a

Rosemaling

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6b

Kurbits

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6c

Japanning

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6d

Russian Black Lacquer

6e

American Tole

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7

What types of paint are used in tole painting?

The paint appropriate for the surface to be painted and for how the item is to be used.

8

Make a sample sheet/board of basic decorative painting strokes. Include Comma Stroke (right and left), Tear Drop (Slider Leaf Stroke), U Stroke (C Stroke), Flat Stroke and S Stroke. At least two of the strokes should use two paints side loaded on the brush.

It is best to practice with a flat and a round brush. For the flat a ½ inch or larger is better for practice. Make up a practice sheet for each Pathfinder.

9

Make two of the following, using one or more of the basic decorative painting strokes (including preparing the surface and the final finish):

9a

Tole painted cutting board

Cutting board

9b

Tole painted tray

9c

Tole painted box

9d

Tole painted furniture

9e

Tole painted household item of your choice

Clipboard

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