Materials, Techniques and Processes - Sculpture - Marble: traditional aesthetics

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What does it mean to say that marble has low-tensile properties?

That it becomes susceptible to breaking when it is drawn out or carved too thinly.

How is marble carved out?

With a mallet (a hammer with a flat head) and a chisel.

How can certain textures be added to marble?

With different kinds of chisels (like with chisels with teeth or flat chisels), rasps and sandpaper.

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