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Relief is a kind of carving technology, which creates a three-dimensional effect of highlighting or sunken by projecting or sunken patterns of different depths on the surface of plane objects.

This technique has a long history, which can be traced back to ancient Egypt and Greece, and almost appears in various materials.

Although the dividing line between relief and relief carving is not always clear, according to its definition, relief refers to relatively shallow carving on the plane surface, and the height difference between the raised part and the original plane is small.

Relief is often used in many fields, such as art, architecture, handicrafts and so on. In the field of art, relief is widely used in sculpture, painting and decoration.

In home decoration, reliefs are often used on doors, windows, walls and various decorative materials. In the field of architecture, reliefs are usually used to decorate building facades, such as porches, columns, etc.

In addition, reliefs are also widely used in metal processing and ceramic manufacturing.

In sculpture, relief is a method of creating three-dimensional sculpture effect, because the sculptor can create bulges and depressions on the surface of objects.

This carving is usually made with hammer and chisel, or more modern electric soldering iron and other tools. The relief sculpture can reflect any imagination, and can also describe the specific perception world.

In ancient Roman and Greek art, relief sculpture was a very popular form of expression. Its manifestation was a statue made of plaster or bronze, or a bas relief on a stone or marble column.

In painting, the use of relief usually includes impregnation, decal and other techniques to produce 3D effects. This technology first appeared in Chinese board painting, which is a method to express the painting effect of objects in a flat way.

In this kind of painting, relief creates a raised effect by using pigments and other materials in the painting.

This effect looks very similar to a real three-dimensional object, so it is widely used in the design of industrial products such as business cards, posters, picture albums, etc.

The reliefs in buildings are usually used for facade decoration, such as squares, parks, museums and churches. This decoration often reflects the cultural, social and artistic characteristics of a historical period.

In Europe, many medieval churches and castles have reliefs, which usually show some religious scenes, specific historical figures and related events.

In modern architecture, reliefs are used as wall decorations and favored decorations to decorate and enhance the three-dimensional sense of buildings.