Plasticine

American  

[plas-tuh-seen] / ˈplæs təˌsin /

Trademark.

1. a brand name for a synthetic material used as a substitute for clay or wax in modeling.

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Plasticine British  

/ ˈplæstɪˌsiːn /

noun

1. a soft coloured material used, esp by children, for modelling

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Plasticine

For his haunting 2013 puzzle game, The Swapper, Olli Harjola sculpted sets and characters out of Plasticine and then digitized them using a technique called photogrammetry.

From New York Times ● Apr. 15, 2024

Mr. Böhm, who trained as a sculptor as well as an architect, often modeled his buildings out of clay or Plasticine, designing structures that rose like concrete mountains over a forest or town.

From Washington Post ● Jun. 11, 2021

"If that proves too taxing, then they are asked to organise a fashion parade or make Plasticine models," he added.

From BBC ● May 9, 2013

I'm pondering a William Mitchell-size take on Street View's little yellow man; provided I can get enough Plasticine in time.

From The Guardian ● Nov. 28, 2012

If it is only a here-to-day-and-gone-to-morrow city, Plasticine is good—the least touch of it seeming to make things safe which otherwise might totter to their ruin.

From Wings and the Child or, the Building of Magic Cities by E. (Edith) Nesbit

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