A significant place in the woodwork occupy a variety of reliefs. Performing them requires a certain skill. The more complex the relief, the more skill is needed. A relief is a semi-volumetric image placed on the plane and, to varying degrees protruding above it. Depending on the height, there are three types of relief. Low relief is situated above the very background, a bas-relief stands out to half of its volume, a high relief stands out more than half of its volume. There is also reverse relief, i.e. cut into the The back relief occurs, i.e., it is cut into the main background. It is called a counter-relief. Relief is widely used to decorate Furniture, wall panels, decorative plates, picture frames and mirrors, for decorating vases, caskets – you can’t count them all.
Material
The first relief work I advise to do in a soft material. This is where
the universal linden. Birch is also a good material, it gives a clean shiny cut, but it Birch is also a good material, but it is prickly and requires a lot of physical effort and skill. Once you have mastered the relief When you have mastered embossing in softwoods, turn to the hardwoods with beautiful, monochromatic colors. woods, especially mahogany and walnut. The wood has shown itself to be quite good on large pieces of oak, ash, hawthorn and even pine are good textures.
How to do the job
First of all, prepare a workpiece with a flat surface. According to its size draw a sketch Sketch on paper, model life-size in plasticine, specify details, their The ratio, composition, location, height. If necessary, correct the drawing and transfer it to the workpiece. To work with large areas it is not erased, the lines pencil lines with a brush soaked in glue water. Notching and trimming the contours relief contours in the base are the same as in the technique of contour carving, only made much The backgrounds formed are lowered or removed completely. After lowering the background, proceed to processing the relief itself. Some parts of it Some of its details may be higher than others. Notching and trimming them is done less deeply than lower parts. If the wood is very hard or the background is low, notching alone is not enough. It must be repeated to the right depth by widening the bevel trim. When it is necessary to make a high relief high away from the background, it is possible to
The use of semicircular chisels with a vertical plunge and beats with a mallet. Do This is at a distance of 2-3 mm from the outline of the pattern. After trimming the edges of the details perform pick up the background, starting with its large areas. It is better to cut with chisels or The same bludgers in a convenient direction in relation to the layer, and where possible, It is preferable to cut across it (especially at the stage of completion). This way more guarantee of making the background clean, with fewer scuffs. Make sure that The depth should be the same everywhere. It will also be appropriate to use a hand router with setting a platform of the required height. Now you can begin to cut out the shapes reliefs. Start by scoring or rounding the edges of the outline where necessary.
Trim the details of the second plan, highlighting the first. Refine their contours. If there is a third plan, repeat the trimming. If necessary, a piece of wood of the same species, glue, placing the fibers of the base. Then cut out the missing parts. If the composition or relief of the frame high, you can glue additional material to the entire piece after carving the bottom layer.
High ornamentation cut first in the drawing, approaching the required depth to 3-5 mm. Then with a chisel of the required profile and width remove cleanly, with one cut creating the shape and the final surface. Decide whether there is a need to To work out the background or relief with a sandpaper or a scraper? It is not uncommon to leave carved parts with Chisel marks. With this method the work becomes more contrasting and lively. The viewer The viewer better feels the peculiarities of the wood as a material, sees what kind of tool the artist worked with, and can appreciate his or her craftsmanship. The viewer better feels the peculiarities of the wood and sees the tool the artist used and can appreciate the craftsmanship. If there is a need to emphasize more
If there is a need to accentuate the edges of details, make another notch and trim the outline along the lowered background. The The background itself should be left smooth or with chisel marks, the same all over the surface. В Otherwise the background is filled with a grid with the help of a chisel punch.
If the cuts along the contour of the relief are cut perpendicular to the background, and after they are not
The effect is as if the entire relief were raised above the background. This is not uncommon Professional carvers often do this. If the background is smooth and its thickness and area allow, if you want and for more If the background is smooth and its thickness and area allow it, and for more convincing, you can carve additional details of the ornament on it, cutting into its The background can be smooth, thick and large enough to be convincing, and additional details of the ornament can be cut into it, plunging into the depths but making sure not to cut right through if not necessary. The ornament can can also be carved in counter-relief. Such an addition would make the composition more This will make the composition more artistic and therefore more convincing. It demonstrates the wide possibilities of relief carving, as well as the skill of the author. Apply tinting as needed. Light, monochrome rocks are often tint; textured ones have their own beautiful hue and need less of it. Lacquer apply preferably a liquid one – a thick one drags out fine ornamentation, creates an unnatural shine, it is difficult to polish it. Wax coating evenly soaks in, spreads with a brush with a long pile, enhances the natural shine of cuts. The work looks contrasting, solid and pleasing to the eye.