Sunday, May 5, 2013

Things To Know About Relief Art

By Wanda Vaughn


Relief art is a technique that is used in sculpting. The aim of this technique is to make the picture look as if it is raised off of the base. When this is done, the sculptor begins with a flat slab of the material that they plan to use, and then the raised shape is carved out of this surface.

In those places, the base begins to appear raised. Over the course of the use of this technique, there are some materials that are used over and over again, such as bronze, papier mache and clay. Some materials, though, are malleable enough that parts can be attached to the base, afterwards, without being carved out of the material.

When it comes to the possible states of relief, there are different kinds, each with their own terms. Different states are categorized by how much depth there is to the raised pattern. Fifty percent of that depth is visible when you have the highest degree, and this type can sometimes be undercut.

For less of a raise in the surface, there is also the mid and the low states, which are less likely to be undercut. The lowest you can get is shallow relief, which means that the surface just appears to have been scratched. Beyond this, you can have the option of it being sunk, which means that the design is actually lower than the surface of your block.

Throughout both history and the world, this style has been used a lot, and you have probably seen a whole number of examples. It has, to begin with, been seen on building walls, especially. This style has often been utilized to tell stories, and the narrative would span the length of the wall.

For instance, the story of a known battle would be shown this way, and this style can work well with things like that. Figures and dynamic poses are, in fact, extremely common, and they go well with this method. These have also been shown to be painted, too, especially for the more shallow works.

As well as figures, foliage and abstract patterns have also been popular for this method. These kind of intricate designs work well with the kind of detail that this can bring to them. Particularly in more complex works, there can be different degrees of relief in the same piece.

You may do this if, for example, you want your figure to lean out away from the base. There is more to do with this method than just the art. For coins, of course, the depth is very shallow. The effect, here, signifies that the coin is three dimensional from the front.

The design from the side, though, seems as if it is completely flat. Some variations on designs, however, are complicated enough that depth can be distorted, and many find this to be too expensive, however, as well as the fact that a lot of skill is needed. There are much simpler designs to use, instead. If your project is either small or for mass production, this might be your option. If you are interested in relief art, there are many resources around for you investigate it, further.




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