Media and Processes - Sculpture - Methods of Sculpture

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What are substractive sculpting methods?

Methods where material is cut out to come to an end result, such as carving, drilling or sawing.

What are additive sculpting methods?

Methods where material is put together to come to an end result, such as casting bronze or modelling clay.

What is a patina?

The blueish surface colour of a bronze sculpture that has been exposed to the elements or chemicals.
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What is lost-wax casting?

When wax is used as a cast and then filled with bronze, causing the wax to melt away. Here, the bronze substitutes the wax.

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