A Distinction Between Sculpture "In The Round", Free-standing Sculpture Such As Statues, Not Attached Except Possibly At The Base To Any Other Surface, And The Various Types Of Relief, Which Are At Least Partly Attached To A Background Surface. Relief Is Often Classified By The Degree Of Projection From The Wall Into Low Or Bas-relief, High Relief, And Sometimes An Intermediate Mid-relief.
Showing Just That, Or The Bust, A Representation Of A Person From The Chest Up. Small Forms Of Sculpture Include The Figurine, Normally A Statue That Is No More Than 18 Inches 46 Cm Tall.
Sunk-relief Is A Technique Restricted To Ancient Egypt. Relief Is The Usual Sculptural Medium For Large Figure Groups And Narrative Subjects, Which Are Difficult To Accomplish In The Round.
Metalwork And Jewellery. Relief Sculpture May Also Decorate Steles, Upright Slabs, Usually Of Stone, Often Also Containing Inscriptions.Another Basic Distinction Is Between Subtractive Carving Techniques.
Which Remove Material From An Existing Block Or Lump, For Example Of Stone Or Wood, And Modelling Techniques Which Shape Or Build Up The Work From The Material.
Techniques Such As Casting, Stamping And Moulding Use An Intermediate Matrix Containing The Design To Produce The Work; Many Of These Allow The Production Of Several Copies.
