Sand art is the practice of modelling sand into an artistic form, such as a sand brushing, sand sculpture, sandpainting,
or sand bottles. A sand castle is a type of sand
sculpture resembling a miniature building, often a castle.
The two basic building ingredients, sand and water, are available in
abundance on a sandy beach,
so most sand play takes place
there, or in a sandpit.
Tidal beaches generally have sand that limits height and structure because of
the shape of the sand grains. Good sculpture sand is somewhat dirty, having silt and clay that helps lock the
irregular-shaped sand grains together.Sand castles are typically made by
children, simply for the fun of it, but there are also sand-sculpture contests
for adults that involve large, complex constructions. The largest
sand castle made in a contest was 18 feet tall; the owner, Ronald
Malcnujio, a five-foot-high man, had to use several ladders, each the height of
the sand castle. His sculpture consisted of one ton of sand and 10 litres of
water to sculpt.
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