Low-Relief Tile Sculpture

Vocabulary for this unit: Slab Sculpture Additive Subtractive Incision Low-relief High-relief

Sculpture the art of making three-dimensional representative or abstract forms, especially by carving stone, wood, by casting metal or plaster, or other materials.

Low-relief Sculpture Sculptural form in which figures are carved or added in a flat surface and project only slightly from the background

Low-relief

High-relief Sculpture Forms projecting a least half or more of their natural circumference from the background

Additive Process A process in sculputre where material is steadily built up to produce the finished figure. This is done by adding coils or cut out shapes on top of the surface.

Subtractive Process A process in sulpture where material is steadily removed from a block to produce a finished finished figure.

Incision a mark or decoration cut into a surface

Slab Pressed or rolled flat sections of clay used in handbuilding

Slab When starting out with your low-relief sculpture you must roll your slabs to the size desired. You may want to make them slightly thicker if you plan to cut a lot away. You will use these slabs as a base for your additive and subtractive sculpture processes.

Sculpture Tile Set

Tile Set Rubric _____Student uses the additive process – 5 pts _____Student uses the subractive process – 5 pts _____Student uses the incision process – 5 pts _____Student’s set includes 4 tiles – 40 pts _____Tiles are 6 ½ X 6 ½ in. or the approximate area thereof – 10 pts _____Tiles have a centered place in the back where they can be hanged – 5 pts _____Tiles show good craftsmanship (no chips/cracks/etc.) - 10 pts _____Student wedges clay to avoid busting in the kiln – 5 pts _____Student is creative in the glazing/painting/enamling of pieces – 5 pts _____Class time is used wisely and pieces are finished in a timely manner – 10 pts _____/100 Total