sculpting

v. create three-dimensional artwork using any of several techniques (carving, modeling, welding, etc.); form, shape, mold

A sculpture is a man-made three-dimensional object intended for special recognition as art. A person that creates sculptures is called a sculptor.
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Verb
1. create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material; "sculpt a swan out of a block of ice"
(synonym) sculpture
(hypernym) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge
(verb-group) sculpture, grave
(derivation) sculpture
(classification) art, artistic creation, artistic production
2. shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it; "She is sculpting the block of marble into an image of her husband"
(synonym) sculpture, grave
(hypernym) carve
(verb-group) sculpture
(derivation) sculpture

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