There is a certain number of types of stone carving, and of course the choice of cutting is always dependent on the result itself, who wants to get a carver. The fishery dates back to ancient times, it does not lose relevance in modern times.
You can do a review of some types of thread.
Content
- glyptics
- Gem
- Intaglio
- Cameo
glyptics
For this type of cutting is used only gems. This technique is rather difficult technique, due to the fact that the master should choose solid precious breed, and images on them are cut pretty tiny. Since style is mainly used to create a print. It was necessary to more and be able to make an exact mirror image copy.
But the difficulty in execution, not prevented glyptics play a big role in the development of art.
Gem
This thread can be executed on any stone, and the pattern should be both convex, and cut inwardly. To develop this kind of thread I started when in ancient Egypt and Babylon, it began to actively use to create these decorations, as amulets and medallions. A gem got its popularity, in ancient Rome.
Intaglio
It is carved into the drawing by on transparent or translucent gems. Such a claim to the mineral needed to personally appreciate the art of the carver. Minerals decorated this technique, and inserted into the rings of the ring.
It is natural that most of these ornaments were made for noble people.
Cameo
Relief image on precious stones. The origin of species began in ancient Egypt, but there was not much improved, and the operation is simple. Masters from Greece have developed this kind of thread, they carried heavy drawings on solid precious rocks, which was quite difficult to choose. An important requirement of the stone is already the natural presence of the figure, which is patch up the carver.
The main thing is that after the work was hard to know whether this mineral by nature or the hand of the master is involved here. Cameos can be used as printing, amulets or simply decorative items in the house.
Over time, the development of the art of carving on stone, on the Kama River began to emerge portraits of people, animals and nature silhouettes. Very few works of past centuries preserved in our time, but some of them still adorn the museum.
These are just the main part of the species of stone carving, most often, these species use carvers at work. Despite the fact that many tools facilitate the work of contemporary masters this art form continues to grow and now, but the current estimate skill more often than rock mineral.
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