The Essential Ceramic Sculpture Tools Guide
For Clay Modeling
Ceramic sculpture tools are made much easier to use with this essential online guide.
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A Guide To Clay Modeling Tools
Here are the 6 tools explained. Any questions just go to the FAQ ceramic sculpting page.
1. Basic Ceramic Sculpture Tool
BUY NOW - as part of a six part set.Name:1. Basic Ceramic Sculpture Tool Size: 6.25 inches Materials: Bubinga hardwood Uses: The round end of this clay modeling tool is a clay applicator used for areas too small for a finger. Curves allow for 'rolling' and flattening application. Usage frequency: very often. The pointed end is used for edging and neatening clay as well as cutting and incising clay. Usage frequency: quite often. Care: Rub with linseed oil before use and regularly.
2. Small Cutter
BUY NOW - as part of a six part set.Name: Small Cutter Size: 5.5 inches Materials: Bubinga hardwood and stainless steel. Uses: This clay modeling tool is for shaping and scraping fine detail especially delicate facial detail and flesh contours. Usage frequency: round end: often, square end: occasionally crucial. Care: Rub with linseed oil before use and regularly.
3. Scraper Tool
BUY NOW - as part of a six part set.Name: Scraper Tool Size: 7.25 inches Materials: Bubinga hardwood and and forged steel. Uses: The scraper end of this clay modeling tool is a clay remover and shaper smoother. The serrated edges give a unique ability to make smooth contours and planes that a non-serrated edge could not. Usage frequency: Scraper end - quite often. The square end is a sharpened edge ideal for squaring off and cutting. Care: Rub with linseed oil before use and regularly.
4. Double Cutter
BUY NOW - as part of a six part set.Name: Double Cutter Size: 7.75 inches Materials: Bubinga hardwood and and stainless steel. Uses: The circular ribbon end of this most useful of ceramic sculpture tools is a clay remover ribbon tool used for larger areas of clay. Sturdy and robust you can really work this tool hard. Often used in roughing out. The curves at the shaped wire end allow for accurate grooving and shaping. Usage frequency: handy when roughing Care: Rub with linseed oil before use and regularly.
5. Curver
BUY NOW - as part of a six part set.Name: Curver Size: 7.25 inches Materials: Bubinga hardwood. Uses: The serrated end helps develop smooth planes and contours while roughing out. The plain curved end has several uses: as an applicator in difficult corners, as a cutter and groover and for accurate shaping (see fish scales above) Usage frequency: both ends very handy Care: Rub with linseed oil before use and regularly.
6. Ribbon Cutter
BUY NOW - as part of a six part set.Name: Ribbon Cutter Size: 6.25 inches Materials: Bubinga hardwood and stainless steel. Uses: There are many shapes and sizes of ribbon tool around ('ribbon' meaning flat cutting edge). The only two ends I have ever used for figure modeling are these two - so I combined them into one tool - one angled, one curved. They take away medium sized slices of clay. Usage frequency: both ends very handy Care: Rub with linseed oil before use and regularly.
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