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| A modeling material consisting of finely ground particles of colored polymer, often polyvinyl chloride (PVC), held together by a binder to form a malleable clay-like medium. |
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| A nonhardening substance used for modeling sculptures for sketches, models for casting, and by students. |
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| Tools for working with or modeling clay. |
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| A process of applying heat to make hard pottery in either an oven or an ovenlike enclosure called a kiln. |
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| Capable of being shaped or formed, whether by hand or with tools; plastic, pliable, pliant, ductile. |
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| The ingredient in the vehicle of a paint which adheres the pigment particles to one another and to the ground. |
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| A thin, flexible leaf or sheet of metal |
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| A skeleton-like framework to give rigid internal support to a modeled sculpture |
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| A sculpture technique in which a three-dimensional form is manipulated in a soft material such as clay — either modeling clay (Plasticine is a well-known brand) or ceramic clay — or wax. |
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| A chemical compound made by grouping molecules to form natural or synthetic resins |
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| A usually pliable metallic strand made in many lengths and diameters (gauges). |
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| One who produces sculptures |
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| A three-dimensional work of art, or the art of making it |
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| A construction made of objects that are balanced and arranged on wire arms and suspended so as to move freely. |
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| An abstract sculpture that has movable parts similar to a mobile, but that is attached to a solid, unmovable base rather than suspended. |
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| An element of art that is three-dimensional (height, width, and depth) and encloses volume. |
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| To form by assembling or combining parts; to build. |
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