Plantation Key Art Corner

Vocabulary - G

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• Gamut or Colour Gamut

  - The range of colours that can be mixed by the paints on an Artists Pallette. Also defined as the range or colours that can be displayed on a TV, Computer Monitor or a Printer. The Human eye is capable of seeing colors far beyond any of these limited Gamuts.   An Ideal Artists gamut can be produced by 3 colours with Cadmium Yellow Light, Quinacridone Magenta and Phthalocyanine Blue GS. 

• Gesture Drawing

  - This quick drawing captures the energy and movement of the subject. It does not necessarily have to be realistic.

• Glaze

  - Color that is thinned to a transparent state and applied over previously painted areas to modify the original color. (see also Underpainting) 

• Gold Leaf

  - Used for gilding, gold or silver (for silver leafing) is beaten to extremely thin sheets.

• Gouache(Tempera)

  - Opaque watercolors and the technique of painting with such colors using white to make tints.

• Greenware

  - When clay is hard, but not yet fired it is referred to as greenware. The clay can be made wet and turned back into a useable material.