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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grog

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Fired clay ground to small mesh and added to clay bodies to enhance their strength for working in large pieces; also gives texture. Mesh (granular size) varies from powder to sand grit and larger.

granite

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Hard natural igneous rock used in building and monuments. Occasionally used by stone sculptors for carving but due to its hardness is not considered a primary carving stone.

gypsum

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

Hydrous calcium sulfate primarily used with plaster products, pottery plaster, casting plaster, Hydrocal, and Hydrostone.

flash point

Arts & crafts; Sculpture

The temperature at which an item or material will combust. In sculpture used when working with wax or bronze.

A web-like residue on casting material where the seam lines meet and the casting material has escaped, common in most castings (bronze, slip, and plaster casting). The flashing is removed by cutting, ...