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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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Sculpture
running
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
A build-up of glaze that flows beyond desired boundaries. Also known as pooling.
rutile
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Brown, deep red, or black mineral that gives a brilliant metallic luster to ceramics and pottery when fired in a glaze.
tacky
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Not yet dry or set. A sticky state of rubber before setting or curing.
tap drill
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Tool used to make an initial hole or indentation; used in mold making or wood sculpture.
tare scale
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Scale used to determine tare, the weight of a material found by deducting the weight of the container holding the material from the total weight. Used with polyurethane rubber mixes.
temper
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Hardness of steel when the molecular structure has been altered by heat.
tensile strength
Arts & crafts; Sculpture
Strength of an object beyond which applied pressure will cause it to break. Hardness of fired clay and cast plaster objects.