High reliefs and bas-reliefs on CNC. Models.

In this article we will tell you more about high reliefs and bas-reliefs, when they appeared, what they are, how they are used in modern interiors, and how they are made in our time using CNC machines.

And we will definitely add links to ready-made models of bas-reliefs and high reliefs, with the help of which you can get a high-quality result much faster, especially if you are not a model artist, but like to work on a machine.

In addition, on our website you can order individual production of models according to your sketches, descriptions, technical specifications.

Bas-relief and high relief. What are the differences?

First, let's understand the concepts. What is bas-relief and what is high relief. What are the differences?

Bas-relief is a method of cutting on a material, with the help of which a convex image is obtained that protrudes above the background. Moreover, unlike all kinds of decor, bas-relief is always a kind of drawing, an artistic canvas, only made of material, without brushes and paints. Bas-reliefs depict people and animals, houses and equipment, scenes from books, and so on. Less often, these are some kind of abstract lines and curls (but in this case they usually say “carved decor”, “carved panel”, “carved tiles”).

High relief is the same as bas-relief, but the design will be even more convex, embossed, and high. The result is almost a half-sculpture on a flat background.

By the way, in some cases one work of art can combine features of both bas-relief and high relief. Part of the image will be in the foreground, part will remain in the second, and the background will be in the third. Such works help to show the background in a carved painting.

Both bas-relief and high relief always look very impressive. They attract attention. They make you want to touch, feel, appreciate the differences in heights and the smoothness of the lines to the touch. Related to this is the fact that bas-reliefs/high reliefs can be an excellent gift for people who are visually impaired or blind.

It is worth adding that bas-reliefs and high reliefs are not always carvings. They can be sculpted from clay or created using casting techniques.

We are talking, first of all, about carving, since with the help of the models located on our website you can use CNC machines to produce high-quality and beautiful products from wood, stone or other materials.

By the way, sometimes molds for casting are created on CNC machines. And only then the finished product is obtained.

Kinds:

Bas-reliefs and high reliefs differ in appearance:

• Subjects (religious, historical, mythical, everyday, animalistic, portrait, modern, advertising, etc.)
• Shape (round, square, triangular, elongated, shield-shaped or coat of arms)
• Purpose (interior, exterior, panels, decor on furniture, monuments, etc.)
• Material (wood, gypsum, granite, marble, etc.)
• Manufacturing method (casting, carving, sculpture)

Application, then and now:

Bas-reliefs have a centuries-old history. The most ancient bas-reliefs found were created more than 11 thousand years ago.

It is known that such images were created in Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, where they were used to decorate significant buildings, tombstones, monuments, medals, coins, vases, and dishes.

The key subjects for bas-reliefs and high reliefs were heroes and scenes from the Myths of Ancient Greece.

In the Middle Ages, the most common were bas-reliefs on religious themes, depicting, for example, the procession of Christ and his other torments. The second popular theme was the image of knights in armor, horsemen with spears, defeating lions and other opponents.

During the Renaissance, palaces and temples were decorated with bas-reliefs of cupids and other characters from ancient Greek mythology.

And in the era of the USSR, another interesting type appeared - bas-reliefs serving the purpose of Soviet propaganda. Their task was to show the Russian people who work in the name of the Fatherland. There were also bas-reliefs depicting the events of the Revolution and the Great Patriotic War. Bas-reliefs were used to decorate buildings, monuments, and the walls of metro stations.

Nowadays, bas-reliefs and high reliefs are most often created when references to the past are necessary, to create the desired effect, for example, when decorating an interior made in one of the classical styles.

Bas-reliefs can be an independent image that is hung on the wall. And a kind of decor for the head of the bed, for the front wall of the cabinet, for other types of furniture.

Bas-reliefs and high reliefs are now used to create monuments and steles. Including for the production of memorial plaques decorating houses and buildings, designed to show that one of the poets, writers, scientists, and great people lived or worked here.

Bas-reliefs are also used for advertising purposes. The bas-relief can depict the company's logo or the main direction of its activities. It will become a real interior decoration or a sign that will not go unnoticed.

CNC manufacturing:

Modern technologies make it possible to produce bas-reliefs of any complexity in the shortest possible time.

Making a bas-relief on a CNC machine is not difficult. 

Almost all work is done automatically. All you need is the material, suitable cutters and minimal post-processing. And also the creation of a control program based on the existing 3D model.

A high-quality, well-developed 3D model of the future product is in many ways the key to a decent result.

You can buy ready-made models of bas-reliefs and high reliefs from us.

You may be interested in the following sections:

• High reliefs and bas-reliefs, historical and religious
• Busts and bas-reliefs of famous personalities
• High reliefs and bas-reliefs of fantasy
• Coins
• Monuments
• Animals
• Icons
• And many others.

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