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"Creating a relief tile can be a
rewarding experience. The tile in deep relief,
with a dimensional surface,
provides a sculptural effect unlike flat painted tiles. Often
there is little need to treat the surfaces with a glaze.
Surface contours can be a statement of expression in itself.
The making of a relief tile can
also serve as a foundation
for making architectural tile in
large scale.
The first approach is the concept of the original design. This
should be thought in terms of line simplicity. Most often, the
lines, themselves, are only a guide for cutting into the clay
prototype for making a relief mold.
Since a grouping of relief tiles are more effective than a single
tile,
the making of a negative plaster
mold serves as a method
to reproduce the original many
times.
As you can
see, Relief Tiles is a must have for any do it yourself artist!
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