photosculpturen.
/ˈfəʊtəʊˌskʌlptʃə/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdəˌskəlp(t)ʃər/ A process in which photographs taken of a subject from a number of different points of view are used to trace successive outlines on a block of modelling clay, which is afterwards finished by hand.
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stone-cutting1611
fretting1614
masonry1686
high relief1703
phelloplastic1802
wood-carving1847
photosculpture1861
gem-sculpture1882
chip carving1883
stone-craft1903
soft sculpture1966
earthwork1968
1861 Littell's Living Age 28 Sept. 768/2 As regards the decoration of architecture, photography is now made to contribute thereto, by what a Parisian artist calls photosculpture.
1864 Round Table 18 June 12/2 Busts and figures in clay, modeled by a new process called Photosculpture, exhibiting a new and charming development of heliographic art.
1988 Now (Toronto, Ont.) 14 Apr. 49/4 Astman learned the basics from friends and began working with photo-sculpture.
2002 Canad. Machinery & Metalworking (Nexis) 1 Sept. 28 The origins of RT can be traced back to mechanical prototyping, topography and photosculpture.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
photosculpturev.
/ˈfəʊtəʊˌskʌlptʃə/, U.S. /ˈfoʊdəˌskəlp(t)ʃər/ rare.
transitive. To produce by photosculpture.
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1901 Athenæum 27 July 114/1 The portrait of Southey, photosculptured from a drawing by John Downman in Mr. Hallam Murray's possession.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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