Glossary of terms used in picture framing
There are 104 entries in this glossary.G
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| Gesso |
Gesso was traditionally mixed with animal glue, usually rabbit-skin glue, to use as an absorbent primer coat for panel painting with tempera paints. It is a permanent and brilliant white substrate, as long as it is used on wood or masonite. Gesso is the base onto which gold leaf (gilding) is applied. It can be carved and moulded enabling it to be used to make decorative frame mouldings. |
| Giclee |
A term used to describe a digital print made on an ultra-high resolution inkjet printer. The name comes from the French word 'gicleur' which is a word that describes an individual who squirts liquid through a nozzle. |
| Gilding |
Process of applying a thin layer of real or imitation gold to a surface of gesso and bole. |
| Glass (AR Reflection-Free) |
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| Glass (Conservation Clear) |
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| Glass (Museum) |
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| Gouache |
The technique of applying opaque watercolour to paper; also a work of art so produced. The usual gouache painting displays a light-reflecting brilliance quite different from the luminosity of transparent watercolours. |
| Gum Arabic |
A naturally occuring substance from two specific species of African Acacia tree used as a binder for watercolour painting. |
