[Woodcarver] "High" & "Deep" - Question

[tjbuggey]

Ivan,
Doesn't your definition of Deep relief given here require undercutting?
It would seem that when you went over 50% on a figure you would be angling
back to the center of the figure - buildings and cubes withstanding.

I would love to see the definitions of high and low relief from a variety of
shows. I bet there would be a diversity of opinion, and to get back to the
original question, I would also think there is no simple answer. In carving
types of relief are defined by show organizers.

I haven't done many shows recently, but back when I was I can recall times
when I was disqualified because there was a tiny hole in a relief (by
design) which they then considered to be a pierced relief, and another time
a carving which had just been given a best of show award was disqualified
because a soldier carried a banner with a pole that had been added.

Regards,

Tom

On 8/7/06 9:55 AM, "Ivan Whillock" <carve at whillock.com> wrote:


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> I agree that simplification is useful.  However, using "undercut" as the

> sole criteria to distinguish "High" and "Low" relief could lead to

> misinformation rather than clarity.  There are many two and three-inch deep



> 1.  Deep relief: Figures project at least half their circumfrence from the

> background.