• Architectural Sculptures

    Scaling models

    I’ve often used the term “scaling” or “scaled” when referring to laying out the size of my models, I thought I would outline what this is exactly. All this means is sizing something according to some reference point humans comprehend in normal day to day life, coming up with a comparison point of reference that can be relayed to other people and they instantly gain a mental picture of how large something is. This is why we see constant references in the media to descriptions such as “the boulder was as big as a Volkswagen,” the area of the fire was larger than a football field.” In sculpture work we…