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Egyptian Subtractive Relief
        Sculptures
A Subtractive Sculpture is created
when an artist REMOVES material.
An example of this type of art is a
marble sculpture or a sculpture
carved from wood.
An ADDITIVE sculpture is when an artist ADDS material. An example of this would
be a clay sculpture or an assemblage.
A RELIEF sculpture is a type
       of sculpture that is only
       seen from the front. There
       are TWO types of relief
       sculptures.

High

 and


Low
The Egyptians made many Low-Relief
Sculptures. They created scuptures
in order to tell stories.
Relief sculpture was important to ancient Egyptian
traditions. They would use relief sculpture to decorate
the walls of the tombs, temples and other important
structures. They believed that decorating the tomb of a
dead person with relief sculptures ensured a happy
afterlife.
Artists carved relief sculptures inside temple walls. These
sculptures were believed to have magical powers that helped
in performing important religious ceremonies.
Here is a relief sculpture of Anubis, the jackal-headed god associated with
mummification and the afterlife.
YOUR PROJECT
You will be carving a low-relief, subtractive
sculpture from a piece of drywall. It will be based
on Egyptian Art. The requirements are:

• You must have a border
• You must create at least THREE levels of depth.
• You must create DIMENSION and the ILLUSION of
  FORM.
• You must mix your own colors and have a color
  scheme.
• You must create gradations.

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Egyptian subtractive relief sculptures

  • 2. A Subtractive Sculpture is created when an artist REMOVES material. An example of this type of art is a marble sculpture or a sculpture carved from wood.
  • 3.
  • 4. An ADDITIVE sculpture is when an artist ADDS material. An example of this would be a clay sculpture or an assemblage.
  • 5. A RELIEF sculpture is a type of sculpture that is only seen from the front. There are TWO types of relief sculptures. High and Low
  • 6. The Egyptians made many Low-Relief Sculptures. They created scuptures in order to tell stories.
  • 7. Relief sculpture was important to ancient Egyptian traditions. They would use relief sculpture to decorate the walls of the tombs, temples and other important structures. They believed that decorating the tomb of a dead person with relief sculptures ensured a happy afterlife.
  • 8. Artists carved relief sculptures inside temple walls. These sculptures were believed to have magical powers that helped in performing important religious ceremonies.
  • 9. Here is a relief sculpture of Anubis, the jackal-headed god associated with mummification and the afterlife.
  • 11. You will be carving a low-relief, subtractive sculpture from a piece of drywall. It will be based on Egyptian Art. The requirements are: • You must have a border • You must create at least THREE levels of depth. • You must create DIMENSION and the ILLUSION of FORM. • You must mix your own colors and have a color scheme. • You must create gradations.