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Careful consideration must be given to valance designs, as a badly proportioned valance may ruin the decorative effect of a window. Valance treatments may be elaborate or simple as required to harmonize with the character of the room, and in their design a great variety of both materials and forms may be used. Textile valances are the most common, and the type of Textile may differ from that of the draperies, but should never be of lighter weight. Valances may be made of other materials than textiles. Colored silk or rayon ropes are often draped in the shape of a swag. In rococo treatments, plaster molded into ornamental forms such as swags, cupid's bows, scrolls and leaves, and other motifs create interesting effects. In place of the cloth valance, solid materials are often used either in rectangular shapes or curved forms, according to the design required in the style of the room; in these cases the valance is usually called a "cornice board" or just a "cornice." The materials used for this purpose include wood-moldings, shaped compo-board and plywood sheets, colored or painted glass, mirror, pressed brass, wallpaper, leather, and cork. Some of these materials must be mounted on a stiff board backing. Cornice boards vary in height but are usually between 4 and 10 inches, depending upon their length and the height of the window. The design, location, and dimensions of a cornice board or valance should always be tested by making a facsimile in wrapping paper, placing it in its proposed position, and judging its proportions from a distance.Careful consideration must be given to valance designs, as a badly proportioned valance may ruin the decorative effect of a window. Valance treatments may be elaborate or simple as required to harmonize with the character of the room, and in their design a great variety of both materials and forms may be used. Textile valances are the most common, and the type of Textile may differ from that of the draperies, but should never be of lighter weight. Valances may be made of other materials than textiles. Colored silk or rayon ropes are often draped in the shape of a swag. In rococo treatments, plaster molded into ornamental forms such as swags, cupid's bows, scrolls and leaves, and other motifs create interesting effects. In place of the cloth valance, solid materials are often used either in rectangular shapes or curved forms, according to the design required in the style of the room; in these cases the valance is usually called a "cornice board" or just a "cornice." The materials used for this purpose include wood-moldings, shaped compo-board and plywood sheets, colored or painted glass, mirror, pressed brass, wallpaper, leather, and cork. Some of these materials must be mounted on a stiff board backing. Cornice boards vary in height but are usually between 4 and 10 inches, depending upon their length and the height of the window. The design, location, and dimensions of a cornice board or valance should always be tested by making a facsimile in wrapping paper, placing it in its proposed position, and judging its proportions from a distance.
SCULPTURE is the art of shaping figures or organizing forms in three dimensions. Most commonly the shaping is achieved by carving, by modeling or by casting, though other procedures, for instance beating and welding, are also used. The materials employed are extremely varied and range from plastic, amorphous substances, such as clay, to the hardest of stones and metals. The techniques and processes of fashioning sculpture vary with the nature of the materials shaped.
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