Modeling and pottery utensils are those implements employed by ceramicists operating on a potter's wheel or crafting ceramic pieces manually. Numerous ceramicists also utilize alternative sculpting instruments, both on and off the pottery wheel. These encompass boxwood implements, loop and ribbon instruments, ribs and scrapers, needle implements, sponges, shapers, and sgraffito utensils. Clay texture implements encompass clay mats, stamps, press devices, rubbing plates, and rollers for applying surface designs to unfired clay. For extracting finished pieces from your pottery wheel or work surface, opt for clay cutters crafted from wire, nylon, or plastic-coated steel. Need to create multiple ceramic pieces of the same shape or size? Consider ceramic molds. For a cost-effective approach to begin, Blick provides an array of sets that incorporate indispensable modeling utensils, pottery implements, and clay tools for the studio or classroom. Numerous modeling utensils can also be employed with plaster and synthetic casting materials, in addition to clay.