modeling

The act or occupation of forming models, or of bringing objects or figures to a desired form; specifically, in the fine arts, the act of a sculptor in shaping his model for any piece of carving, or the art of shaping models; also, the bringing of surfaces of the carving itself into proper relief and modulated relation; in painting, etc., the rendering of the appearance of relief and of natural solidity and curvature.

The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the expression or indication of solid form.

a small plane for planing rounded objects.

beeswax melted with a little Venice turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with coloring matter, usually red, — used in modeling.

Present participle of model.

The art of sculpting models from clay etc. to create a representation of something.

The representation of depth in a two-dimensional image.

The profession of someone who models clothes.

The construction and use of a computer model of a physical system.

The learning of a new skill by copying other people.