Sculptural Relief Tiles

Sunken-relief sculpture: sculpture made by carving grooves of various depths into the surface planes of the sculptural material, the surface plane remaining perceptually distinct.

sculptural relief - sculpture consisting of shapes carved on a surface so as to stand out from the surrounding background

PROJECT GUIDELINES• 5”x5” tile• Start tile very thick to be carved away• ¼” border• Image may extend into the border• Sculptural relief – image sticks out from the

surrounding background• Establishes dimension – showing foreground,

middleground, background• Incorporates textural elements• My also utilize sunken-relief sculpture