How is this tool used?

Einion

Einion

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Same way any tool is used technically - any way that suits you. Because of the angled head it would fit in with certain ways of working in terms of the direction of stroke and so forth but it's like anything, your hands get used to using it if it suits you and you put the time in.

BTW, ball-ended tools are more ideally suited to making impressions that for general smoothing. From using both types I'd say that smoothing and blending transitions is better achieved (easier, faster) with a tool that's not quite so convex. Alternatively, using a rolling action with something like a toothpick.

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Shawn R. L.

Shawn R. L.

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Get yourself a foot or so of 1/8 inch copper wire, cut into shorter lengths and mount those in a wood handle and shape some different shaped ends. You'll find that many different shapes each has it's niche. I made myself a set of shapers with 10 different endings and am able to do most everything.

I'm a big fan of saving money on shaping tools and tools which need to hold a sharp edge...those can be made cheaply using allen wrenches (hex wrenches) drill bits and such.
 
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Torn blue sky

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I imagine that's pretty sound advice coming from a produced sculptor lol. I tend to ad lib stuff too, is it pointy? Is it flat enough? Is it the right shape to do what you need to do? Meh, use it. I never did believe that readily available tools were always the best answer. Handy, yes, can't fault that, sometimes a bit of improvisation works just as well if not better though.
 
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dogfacedboy uk1

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Generally speaking a tool can do whatever the person holding it wants it to do within reason. I got by for a long time on just a toothpick with my stoneware clay sculpts and just a needle when I started on GS. Dont put too much stock in what the advertising blurb says about it. The tool is as good as the user. Look at its shape and imagine its possible uses - this is a helpful tip in itself as many seasoned sculptors make their own tools to achieve specific effects and particular methods of working normally spawn ideas for tool designs. If you sculpt and model seriously you should be able to look at something and imagine its uses - a pretty vital skill for the serious hobbyist be it an everyday object which may be useful for kit bashing, or items to use in sculpting (press moulding etc). Its fun being creative in the way you work as well as just the painting or sculpting itself.

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gsr15

gsr15

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Just FYI, don't pay that much for that thing...it's actually a gum stimulator (i.e. for your gums in your mouth...used between your teeth) and you can get it for like $2 at any drug store.
 
Einion

Einion

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Anyone in the market for some new sculpting tools in the UK, have a look at this thread in Painting & Conversions for a full set of 12 wax carvers for £6.64 delivered.

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