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For your information, I have also designed Tool Tidy Organiser Bags which I find very useful. Contact me if you would like more information on the bags
This guide is best used in conjunction with the sculpture technique intro and also the sculpting tips section as well as the online sculpture lesson: (features a figurine sculpt from start to finish).Advice on additional sculpture tools for more advanced ceramic sculptors can be found here on this site at Advanced Sculpting Tutorials. 1. Basic Tool
Name:1. Basic 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 rough cutting clay. Usage frequency: quite often. Care: Rub with linseed oil before use and regularly. 2. Small Cutter
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
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
Name: Double Cutter Size: 7.75 inches Materials: Bubinga hardwood and and stainless steel. Uses: The circular ribbon end of this clay modeling tool is a clay remover 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
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
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. This site is all about information - for you! For more advanced tools and techniques go to Advanced Sculpting Tutorials. Don't forget the Sculpting Technique Intro and the Sculpting Tips as well as the online Sculpture Lesson: return from clay modeling tools to homepage, or alternatively back to Sculpting Supplies |
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