RELIEF TILES

What is Relief Sculpture?

"Relief" simply means a sculpture is on a flat surface and not "in the round."
Low relief barely protrudes from the surface like the example to the right shows.
High relief sculpture is a sculptural relief in which the projection from the background surface is significant and notable.

Relief Sculpture of Angkor Wat

Angkor Wat is a temple complex in Siem Reap, Cambodia and the largest religious monument in the world. It was originally constructed as a Hindu temple dedicated to the god Vishnu for the Khmer Empire, gradually transforming into a Buddhist temple towards the end of the 12th century.
Angkor Wat is a stunning example of low-relief sculpture in art history.

Contemporary Artist Victoria Ellis- Relief Sculpture Process

WHAT ARE YOU CREATING?

Your design is to create a low-relief carving using foreground, middle ground, and background to create depth that involves overlapping elements. Design should be based on an environment: ex... animals, florals, botanicals, sea life... Consider what lives in that environment such as plants and animals. The design needs to incorporate texture.

OBJECTIVES:

Students will understand relief sculpture
Students will create a design that incorporates foreground, middle ground, and background.
Student will compare examples of relief sculpture from history with contemporay art examples
Students will roll an even slab.
Students will use subtractive sculpture to create a design.
Students will create at least three layers of relief.
Students will create texture in clay.
Students will differentiate between foreground, middle ground, and background
Students will understand what texture is in clay

PROCESS:

IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK:

Create a design for your relief tile. You should create your design the same size you will be making your tile/slab.
Add all the details, texture and foreground, middle-ground, and background.
Add color.
Minimum 7" x 7"
DON'T FORGET TO SUBMIT TO SCHOOLOGY

ROLLING YOUR SLAB

Cut paper template/drawing. You will use this as your template.
Roll a slab
Line a metal ruler up with the template's edge making sure you have a straight line guide.
Cut slab edges straight up and down with a needle tool. Repeat on all four sides.

TRANSFERRING DESIGN:

Place your drawing over tile
Go over the design with pencil.
Go over your line work with a needle tool if necessary to clean it up.
Begin carving out background layer.

CREATING YOUR RELLIEF: