Sculpture & 3D Form
Lesson 2 of 3 6 min +40 XP

Elements of 3D Form

Form, texture, and space.

What you'll learn

  • Understand elements of 3d form
  • Apply it to real examples
  • Check yourself with a quiz
The statue that changes as you walk

Unlike a painting, a sculpture reveals new shapes as you circle it — its form lives in three dimensions, shaped by texture and the empty space around it.

Seeing in the round

Form is the 3-D shape and mass; texture is the surface quality; negative space is the emptiness around and through the work.

Knowledge Check

+10 XP / correct

1. Negative space is the…

2. Why view sculpture from many angles?