| Whether it is a child on the beach creating a sand | | | | appearance. |
| castle or a group of professional sand sculptors | | | | General Tips for Sand Sculpting |
| replicating a famous landmark, the end result is | | | | The only limit to sand sculptures is the imagination. |
| always a work of art. To admire the fantasy and | | | | Note the following tips and have fun. |
| beauty of sand sculpture art, take a look at these | | | | - When stumped, take a break, since working while |
| photographs. | | | | frustrated can lead to demoralizing results. |
| Sand sculpting is an art form, as it requires the | | | | - Be prepared, have your tools handy, and create an |
| individual's creativity and imagination. Like in all other | | | | outline that shows in advance what you want your |
| styles of art, the artist must have skill, patience and | | | | sculpture to look like. |
| lots of practice in order to improve his or her work. | | | | - When digging the foundation for the sculpture, |
| Eventually, even with the use of simple tools, | | | | make sure that you do it in wet sand. The bottom |
| awesome showpieces will emerge. | | | | should be moist, otherwise find a different location. |
| The Where and How of Sand Sculpting | | | | - For the sculpture's major structures, have a form, |
| Sand sculpture is typically carried out on a beach, in a | | | | such as a bottomless garbage can or wooden box |
| sandpit, or wherever there is an abundance of sand | | | | that can hold wet sand. It should be placed on the |
| and water. Before the project is started, it is | | | | level foundation and the base gently tapped to |
| important to find an ideal area on the beach - a | | | | create a new part of the sculpture. |
| location that is just above the high tide line where | | | | - Finally, when the rough sculpture is completed, |
| the sand is dark and wet. To ensure that the sand is | | | | remove any excess sand and create carvings until |
| of sculpting quality, take a handful and squeeze it into | | | | the spectacular showpiece emerges. |
| a ball, and if it does not maintain its form, then the | | | | The Popularity of Sand Sculpting Today |
| sand is too dry to hold the desired shape of the | | | | Nowadays, sand sculpting has become increasingly |
| structure. A site too close to the tide line will quickly | | | | popular, as there are now companies in the United |
| destroy the sculpture. | | | | States that will create enormous sand sculptures for |
| Tools for Sand Sculpting | | | | corporations and private clients all over the world. |
| Almost anything can be used as a building instrument | | | | There are also many sand sculpting competitions that |
| in sand sculpting. Some create remarkable sand | | | | take place every year, whereby the subject matter |
| sculptures using spatulas, spoons, knives, forks, | | | | goes well beyond the basic sand castle; instead, |
| brushes, blowpipes, sticks, chisels, and other | | | | complex and sophisticated structures are typically |
| commonplace objects, while others choose to work | | | | attempted and some end up being works of art. In |
| with the more sophisticated sand sculpting tools. The | | | | 2007, Ed Jarrett made the record books at Point |
| shovel is perhaps the most useful instrument as it is | | | | Sebago Resort in Casco, Maine when he completed |
| needed to dig the sculpture's foundation and move | | | | his "Castle to the Sun," which was 31.7 feet high. |
| sand around. Other important tools are a bucket of | | | | The amount of effort and attention to detail that is |
| water and a spray bottle; the sculpture must stay | | | | required to create a sand sculpture is unmatched. Art |
| moist during production in order to prevent it from | | | | lovers everywhere have come to appreciate this art |
| crumbling. However, as in most other art forms, the | | | | form and rightly bestow on it the recognition it |
| hands are the most important tool - they pat down | | | | deserves. |
| and shape the sand sculpture to its desired | | | | |