Glossary of Art and Painting Terms: G

Art Glossary: Thomas Gainsborough
Find out who Thomas Gainsborough was, when he lived, and what he painted.

Art Glossary: Gesso
An explanation of what gesso is used for.

Art Glossary: Genre Painting
An explanation of what genre painting is.

Art Glossary: Alberto Giacometti
An explanation of who the artist Alberto Giacometti was and the work he did.

Art Glossary: Gouache
An explanation of what gouache is and the characteristics of this type of paint.

Art Glossary: Gray Scale
An explanation of what gray scale means in painting.

Art Glossary: Granulation
An explanation of what granulation in a painting means.

Art Glossary: Grisaille
An explanation of what the art term grisaille means.

Art Glossary: Glaze
An explanation of what a 'glaze' is, in a fine arts or painting context.

Art Glossary: Graphics Tablet
An explanation of what a 'graphics tablet' is and what you use it for.

Art Glossary: Ground
An explanation of what a 'ground' is when you're talking paintings.

Art Glossary: Gum Arabic
An explanation of what 'gum arabic' is and what it's used for.

Art Glossary: Gummed Brown Tape
An explanation of what gummed brown tape is and what you'd use it for in a fine-arts context.