What is Carving?
[[File:LDDilwaraCeiling.jpg|thumb|250px|The ceiling of [[Dilwara Temples|Dilwara Jain Temples]] famous for its extraordinary marble stone carvings and architectural design.<ref>{{Cite book | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4K9GDwAAQBAJ&q=dilwara+temple+architecture&pg=PA58 |title = Jainism and Jain Architecture|isbn = 9781387503421|date = 2018-01-09}}</ref>]] [[File:Sulykolo.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Székelys|Székely]] wood carving]] '''Carving''' is the act of using [[tool]]s to shape a material by scraping away portions of that material. It can be done on any material solid enough to hold a shape, yet soft enough for portions to be scraped away with tools. Examples of material with potential for carving: # [[Wood]] # [[Stone]] # [[Brick]] # [[Plaster]] (when dry; but usually [[moulding|moulded]] when moist) # [[Bone]] Carving is different from methods using soft and malleable materials like [[clay]] and melted [[glass]]. Carving needs more work.<ref>Daniel Marcus Mendelowitz 1953. ''Children are artists: an introduction to children's art for teachers and parents'', p. 136.</ref> * [[Stone carving]] * [[Wood carving]] == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Art]]