Sculpture Tools and Essentials Flashcards
Define “Shears”
Consists of 2 straight blades
Produces a clean blunt edge
Different lengths and grips
How to adjust tension
What are the sculpting positions?
Palm down
palm up
palm to palm
on top of fingers
What type of form do you get with palm down position?
Solid form
What do you get with palm up position?
Diagonal lines
What type of form do you get with palm to palm position?
Graduated form
What do you get with on top of fingers position?
On top of head layers
What are the 3 different type of taper shears?
8 teeth
16 teeth
32 teeth
What does the 8 tooth taper shear do?
removes minimal hair
light taper effect
What does the 16 tooth taper shear do?
Removes medium amount hair
What does the 32 tooth taper shear do?
Best for max hair removal
highly textured effects
What is also known as thinning or texture shears?
Taper shears
helps reduce bulk
Define “Razor”
Produce taper effect on each hair strand
best on damp hair
Define “Straight razor”
can use for face shave
Define “Feather razor”
Hair only
Define “Clippers”
Create very tapered effects
combs attachments enable consistent distance
