There are three basic types of relief sculptures: low relief (sculpture is only slightly projected from the background), high relief (the majority of the sculpture projects from the background), and sunken relief (the carving is sunk below the surrounding surface).
The first lesson was making a clay tile and sculpting something that could be found in nature. I decided to do low relief and made an acorn. The end product was kind of rough since I had not made anything out of clay in over a year.
The first lesson was making a clay tile and sculpting something that could be found in nature. I decided to do low relief and made an acorn. The end product was kind of rough since I had not made anything out of clay in over a year.
The medium for the second project was cardboard. I made a giraffe by carving into the cardboard and removing some layers for the spots and adding cardboard to the nose, the eye, and the ear. This was my favorite project out of the three we did because we used a material other than clay it turned out the best.
My final project was another clay tile. The theme was human and nature so I made a human skull and humerus that look they were buried in the ground.
I Take Risks:
The final project was the most difficult because I had no idea how to even start. Most of my past experiences with clay were either making pots or doing tiles. This time I had to actually shape things, and the skull took the most amount of time. The hardest part was making the skull look realistic because there are so many features with so many details. Making the humerus, on the other hand, was much easier to make.
I Reflect:
Throughout the project is scrutinized everything I was doing in order to make it look good. In the end I think the project turned out nice. When looking at the project from an aerial view, the skull looks somewhat realistic. Looking at it from the side, however, the skull doesn't look realistic at all. If I had had more time, I would have added more details to the tile in order to make it look more like the ground. Right away I knew this project was going to be difficult, so I am pretty happy with the result.
The final project was the most difficult because I had no idea how to even start. Most of my past experiences with clay were either making pots or doing tiles. This time I had to actually shape things, and the skull took the most amount of time. The hardest part was making the skull look realistic because there are so many features with so many details. Making the humerus, on the other hand, was much easier to make.
I Reflect:
Throughout the project is scrutinized everything I was doing in order to make it look good. In the end I think the project turned out nice. When looking at the project from an aerial view, the skull looks somewhat realistic. Looking at it from the side, however, the skull doesn't look realistic at all. If I had had more time, I would have added more details to the tile in order to make it look more like the ground. Right away I knew this project was going to be difficult, so I am pretty happy with the result.