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Chapter One

Creating Sculpture

S culpture is one of the oldest forms of art there is. But sculpture isn’t just an outdated art. Sculpture today makes life a little more interesting, whether you spot a giant sculpture in a city, have a mobile hanging from your ceiling, or are visiting a museum full of sculptures. TYPES OF SCULPTURE Sculpting is really just three-dimensional art. The word “sculpture” covers a lot of different techniques and materials. Sculptors have a lot of variety to choose from. The sculpture you may be most familiar with is sculpture in the round, also called a freestanding sculpture. Old Greek and Roman statues are sculptures in the round—they stand out from anything around them and

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