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MARS COLORS— Artificial earth colors.
MASKING— To block out a portion of an illustration by pasting paper over
it to prevent it from reproducing.
MASKING TAPE— An opaque, paper tape used to cover the edges of a
picture while painting and to fasten artwork temporarily to a drawing board.
MASTER— An original typed, drawn, or typeset copy intended for
reproduction.
MAT— A cardboard or paper decorative enclosure around a picture.
MATCH DISSOLVE— Holding one element on a screen as one scene
dissolves into another.
MATTE— Dull or without shine.
MATTE PRINT— A print having a dull finish.
MATTE SCREEN— A projection screen with a dull surface to reduce glare
from overhead lights.
MEASURE— The length of a line of type measured in picas.
MEATBALL— See BULLET.
MEDIA INTEGRATION— Also called MULTIMEDIA. Mixing various
presentation devices in the same presentation.
MECHANICAL— A page or layout prepared as an original for
photomechanical reproduction.
MECHANICAL DRAWING— A method of drawing using precision tools to
produce mathematically precise layouts, diagrams, and engineering drawings.
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