


Such sculptures may be in high relief-projecting boldly from the surface-or low relief-projecting only slightly from the surface. We usually think of sculpture as being freestanding, but sculptures can be attached to surfaces such as doors, altars, or church walls. The two primary types of sculpture are freestanding, which have all sides showing, and relief, which are those that stick out from a surface or background piece.

Sculpture is created in four basic ways: carving, modeling, casting, and construction.
