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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, from the About.com Art Glossary.
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. Hint: it's nothing to do with earth or soil.
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.
