Exercise: Bas-Relief and Carved Cubes Objectives: Knowledge: Bas- relief technique. Ability: The goal of this exercise is to improve the students imagination abilities. Skills: Imagine a three-dimensional form with the help of two-dimensional sketches. Assignment: Soft materials can be selected for the creation of Bas- relief work. A two-dimensional sketch or composition can be drawn on the flat surface. The student starts carving out the surface and tries to explore different types of volumes. Triangular shape can be carved out as a concave pyramid or a square can be converted to a square based empty cuboids. You are required to develop 2 assignments : 1. using a 03 cm x 30 cm, 2.5 cm thick board and 2. a 51cm x 15 cm x 15 cm cube. Materials:
Soft material like foam or clay. o 30 cm x 30 cm, 2.5 cm thick board. o 15 cm x 15 cm x 15 cm cube
Carving tools
Cutting knifes
Dr. Yasser Mahgoub - Architectural Design Basics- KU (2) 2003-2004
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