Low Relief Ceramics
There are 3 basic types of relief sculpture.
Low relief ceramics. Jul 16 2018 low relief carving in ceramics low relief clay. Clay is removed or added to strategic areas which play with light and shadows thus creating an illusion of superficial depth across the clay surface. Ben carter explains how tar paper can be cut into a shape or pattern and then pressed into soft clay creating low relief. That leaves the design visually attached to the background area.
1900 malkin art nouveau floral repro faux relief ceramic tile. I have seen many potters use tar paper as a pattern making tool and have seen stencils used to create colorful designs with underglazes or glazes. But in today s post they are used slightly differently. Low relief or bas relief whereby the motifs are only slightly raised above the surface.
High relief or alto relief whereby the sculpture projects at least half or more of its natural circumference from the background. And sunken relief incised coelanaglyphic or intaglio relief whereby the. A low relief is a projecting image with a shallow overall depth for example used on coins on which all images are in low relief. See more ideas about clay ceramics clay art.