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GANG SHOOTING—Photographing several pages of original copy at the
same time.
GELATIN—A pure glue made from animal or vegetable matter.
GIGABYTE—Approximately one billion bytes of information, a kilobyte to
the third power (1,024 x 1,024 x 1,024).
GENERATION—A single step in a reproduction process.
GLAZE—An application of a transparent color or value over another color
or value.
GLOSSY PRINT—A print having a shiny finish, which does not readily
absorb inks or paints.
GLYCERIN—A heavy oil, colorless and odorless, used in the preparation of
watercolor pigment.
GOLDENROD —Paper or plastic mask material used to support negatives in
making press plates.
GOTHIC—An alphabet or typeface characterized by strokes of equal or
almost equal thickness, usually without serifs.
GOUACHE—An opaque watercolor.
versa.
GRADED WASH—A wash that blends a light tone to a dark tone or vice
GRADUATED FILL—To fill with color, shade, or pattern that variegates
from dark to light or vice versa.
GRAPHIC ARTS—A form of art specializing in work prepared primarily
for conveying information.
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