Practice question · True or false
A clay model is usually the final object in modelled sculpture.
Hints
- Consider how durable dried clay is.
- The model is normally cast into bronze.
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False
Why
False. Clay is fragile and the model is normally an intermediate stage, cast into bronze through the lost-wax process. That is why the sculptor's hand is visible in a bronze surface, what you are seeing is a metal record of a modelled clay original.
Practise Sculpture: Taking Away and Building Up
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