Digital Colour in Graphic Design

he word sculpture derives from the Latin sculpere, to carve – a skill which can be traced back two million years to the Paleolithic period, when early humanoids first chipped pebbles and stones to form primitive tools and weapons. During the Mesolithic and Neolithic periods the skill of carving developed, as the special properties of flint were discovered and exploited for the production of hand axes and knives (Figure 7.1). In turn, these tools were used for the carving of bone implements.

Figure 7.1 FLintknapping

The earliest objects sculpted ...