Relief Sculpture The art of copper tooling Repousse

Essential Questions: How is relief sculpture different from painting and drawing? How can the formal element of value be applied in relief sculpture?

Repousse: a type of relief sculpture in metal. Relief sculpture: parts of a panel are raised from a flat plane or surface. –Bas relief: low relief –Alto-relievo: High relief

Bas relief or low relief:

Alto-relievo: high relief

Our focus Mycenaean or Ancient Greek low relief sculpture in metal. –Culture influenced by Egyptians and Minoans who arrived on Greek mainland around 2000 BC.

Characteristics of Ancient Greek Repousse: Decorative boders with patterns Symbols Engraved

Steps in the project: Materials: –12” X 12” copper foil –Newspaper –Wooden carving tools –Masking tape –Your design on 9 X 9” white paper –Compass/Ruler

Steps: Draw a prototype on white paper for your design to include: –Main idea –Symbols –Decorative border –Design type: Symmetry vs. asymmetry Objective or nonobjective

Steps: Shade areas of the drawing that you want to have recessed. See me for copper Tape the drawing to the copper Place the copper/drawing onto newsprint pad and trace all lines of your drawing with a colored pencil.

Steps Remove the drawing from the copper. Begin to press or engrave areas that are shaded on your drawing. Flip the copper over to further exaggerate the relief by engraving the opposite shapes that are already engraved. Apply patena.