Sculpture

Sculpture

The practice of shaping figures or designs in the round or in relief - such as by chiseling marble, modeling clay, or casting in metal - in order to create a work of art.

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draft

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Occurs in kiln firing to control temperature in down draft kilns.

cadmium

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Ductile malleable material used as a protective coating on steel rasps.

calipers

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

A device of wood or aluminum, generally curved, used for measuring dimensions of a piece for reproduction.

carbide

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Binary element of carbon with a more electropositive element; extremely hard, brittle metal.

carving tools

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Tools used in forming wood, stone, wax, plaster, or clay pieces. Can be made from high carbon steel, most commonly used in wood carving and stone carving.

case mold

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

A mold usually constructed as a retaining mold for casting slip.

casting plaster

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

A gypsum product most commonly used in casting sculpture. Produced by U.S. Gypsum Co. specifically for casting. It is unlike plaster of Paris which is a commercial more porous plaster used in ...