3/4 Metal Tooling

 

METAL TOOLING USING VISUAL TEXTURE

By The 3 / 4 Classes

Metal tooling, also called “repousse” and “metal embossing” is a type of low-relief sculpture in which tools are used to create a design on metal. 

This centuries old practice can be found in artworks including armor. All of these designs were heavily laden with visual texture.

Ancient civilizations created these metalworks for functional purposes like protection and utilitarian uses. 

In both instances, metal tooling art lends itself to creating visual textures and repetitive patterns on the surface of the metal.

Visual texture is an implied texture you can see like cloudy, shiny, and windy and can be drawn as such. However, tactile texture can be touched to understand how it will feel (bumpy, fuzzy, and smooth).