30 French Sculpting Words
- Une sculptureĀ : sculpture
- Sculpter : sculpting
- Un sculpteur : sculptor (m)
- Une sculptriceĀ : sculptor (f)
- Une statueĀ : statue
- Un modĆØleĀ : model
- Un socleĀ : pedestal
- Un bas-reliefĀ : low relief
- Un busteĀ : bust
- Les proportionsĀ : dimensions, size
- SculpterĀ : to sculpt
- TaillerĀ : to carve
- Un maillet : mallet
- Ćbaucher : to draft
- Une Ʃbauche : a draft
- ModelerĀ : to shape, to mould
- Un modelageĀ : modelling
- MoulerĀ : to cast
- Un moulageĀ : casting
- FondreĀ : to found
- La fonteĀ : melting
- AssemblerĀ : to assemble
- Un assemblageĀ : assembling
- Un matériau : material
- Le plâtre : plaster
- La terre cuiteĀ : terracotta
- Le boisĀ : wood
- Le mƩtal : metal
- Le bronzeĀ : bronze
- Le marbreĀ : marble
Note from Camille: Iām having a hard time finding the names of sculpting tools in French and English! My dictionary is not very helpful with these very precise terms ā If youād like to contribute to this free resource, please add the sculpting tools / sculpture related vocabulary words in French and English to the comments below, and Iāll gladly add them to the article! Thanks!
You can find pictures and sculpting related French vocabulary words on wikipedia.

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How do you Pronounce āSculptureā in French?
In French the P in āsculptureā and derived words is silent.
And the U is⦠well, a French U, like in ātuā. [scultur]
- Sculpture ā scul tur
- Sculpter ā scul tĆ©
- un sculpteur ā scul teur
- une sculptrice ā scul triss
You have to be particularly careful with these words that are similar in English and in French. They may seem easier to learn, but actually, they are more difficult because itās so easy to say them the English way.
So you really need to train so the French pronunciation comes out naturally.
You may also be interested in my live video interview of metal sculptor Sigrid whom I met in the Breton town of Saint-Quay Pontrieux.
Live Interview With a French Metal Sculptor
Use the CC & gear options located to the bottom right of the YouTube video to turn on/off the subtitles in French and English.
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