| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Giclee | Giclee – French term meaning “sprayed.” A process by which an image is rendered digitally by spraying a fine stream of ink onto archival art paper or canvas. Similar to an airbrush technique. |
| Gingerbread | Gingerbread – Ornate scroll-sawn wood applied to gothic-revival homes. |
| Girt | Girt – A heavy horizontal beam located above the posts in seventeenth-century framed homes. These beams often supported the floor joists. |
| Glassblowing | Glassblowing – The process of gathering molten glass onto the end of a blowpipe and forming it into a variety of shapes by blowing and manipulating it as the glass is rotated. |
| Glaze | Glaze – Glassy melted coating on a clay surface. Glaze has a similar oxide composition to glass, but includes a binder. |
| Glaze | Glaze – Glassy melted coating on a clay surface. Glaze has a similar oxide composition to glass, but includes a binder. |
| Gouache | Gouache – A opaque watercolor paint, or work so produced. Gouache is applied like watercolor, but reflects light due to its chalky finish. |
| Grade | Grade – A classification of lumber based on its aesthetic appearance. |
| Grain (stone) | Grain (stone) – The individual mineral pieces or crystals that make up a rock. |
| Grain (stone) | Grain (stone) – The individual mineral pieces or crystals that make up a rock. |
| Grain (wood) | Grain (wood) – The stratification of wood fibers in a piece of wood. |
| Granite | Granite – Is an igneous rock with visible grains. |
| Grilles | Grilles – Used to modify strong light or minimize an undesirable view while still providing some visual connection between the inside and outside. |
| Groundmass | Groundmass – The main part of an igneous rock made up of finer grains in which the larger crystals are set. |