Understanding Sculpture Materials, Types, and Tech

An overview of sculpture materials (wood, stone, ivory, bronze, clay) and principles like truth to material, 3D form, natural observation, and expressive vitality in art.

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DIVISIONSOF|-almostthesameSCULPTUREMETHODS=paringbudsAdditiveSculptureEonphatevolumeandthematerialstocomeupwith.mediumusedihedesiredvaresfromtnefoursHebasicalysacsahehasreachedthe‘satisfactorylevel.mache.tismeanttoCoths,terracotta,sand.move,asmetamovement(ex.motor-drivenpart)SubtractiveSculptureisitsbasic~ThesculptorremoveselementTheytheunnecessary‘couldbehangonpansofthemedumhethewalloronusestoformmEFran=1005tosubtractarechiselandsaws.SAMPLESCULPTINGMETHODSStone,ory.|Modeling-Itisanadditveprocesswherein3.‘softorworkable.‘materialisbuikupandshaped.Clayandsome.CorRTICSreManasusedMostchen.Assembling-lisusedinterchangeablysith“construction.”-Itsgatheringandjciringferantkindsof‘masarials.Weldingalsafallsunderthis‘method.Carving-Itisasubtractiveprocedurethatincludecutingorchippingashapefromamass.Usual‘masanalsforthismethodarshardmasenalsike.stone.Castinghistopourmeiec-cownmetalcrliquidsubstanceintsmaletoharden.Bronze,resin.ancfiverglassare.theusualmaterialsforcasting.
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