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Articles relating to modelling clay, any of a group of malleable substances used in building and sculpting. The material compositions and production processes vary considerably. The material compositions and production processes vary considerably.
Modeling requires a malleable or plastic material which is later cured or fired to set it hard. Typical modeling materials include clay, wax, plaster, and papier-mâché. Frequently the modeling material has limited structural strength and will need the support of an armature.
Paper clay produced by pottery clay manufacturers is a clay body to which a small percentage of processed cellulose fiber has been added. When kiln-fired, the paper burns out, leaving the clay body. Consequently, the firing temperatures and glazes selection should be the same on those used with the clay body.
An example of full scale clay modeling (left) and completed automobile (right). Clay modeling (or clay model making) for automobile prototypes was first introduced in the 1930s by automobile designer Harley Earl , head of the General Motors styling studio (known initially as the Art and Color Section, and later as the Design and Styling ...
Polymer clay is a type of hardenable modeling clay based on the polymer polyvinyl chloride (PVC). It typically contains no clay minerals, but like mineral clay a liquid is added to dry particles until it achieves gel-like working properties. Similarly, the part is put into an oven to harden, hence its colloquial designation as clay. [1]
A modern drawing of a clay vessel unearthed in Vinča, found at a depth of 8.5 m (28 ft) The Vinča symbols [a] are a set of undeciphered symbols found on artifacts from the Neolithic Vinča culture and other "Old European" cultures of Central and Southeast Europe. [3] [4] They have sometimes been described as an example of proto-writing. [5]
Tools such as templates and lettering guides assisted in the drawing of repetitive elements such as circles, ellipses, schematic symbols and text. Other auxiliary tools were used for special drawing purposes or for functions related to the preparation and revision of drawings. The tools used for manual technical drawing have been displaced by ...
A clay model of a BMW 1 Series The end result: BMW 125i. Industrial plasticine is a modeling material which is mainly used by automotive design studios. [1] It was developed as an industrial version of Plasticine or hobby clay. Industrial plasticine is based on wax and typically contains sulfur, which gives a characteristic smell to most ...