Clay Car Modeling

The art of turning automotive dreams into reality

Adam Wilmot works as a vehicle stylist for different automotive manufacturers across the globe. "Every project is completely new and different" explains the 57-year-old stylist. In a highly technological and digital industry, his work consists largely of pure handcrafting: "We have to be able to feel the shape of the emerging cars up close. This creates an emotional bond and makes us become one with the project. This is the only way to create something big."

When Adam and his team are working with clay models, nothing can distract them. Utmost concentration is necessary for the adaptation of smallest and most delicate details: "Most of us get into something like a flow state, where we almost stop noticing anything around us."

Anyone who works like Adam Wilmot must be able to completely rely on the equipment. That is why he has been relying for years on solutions from MP artware: Clay Car Modeling Tools of the highest quality. From the beginning to the completion of the project, he is always on the safe side and can focus on what is most important: the development of his ideas.

MP artware

Professional Clay Car Modeling Tools

From professionals for professionals

MP artware's modeling products provide vehicle designers and clay modelers with top tools to turn their ideas into reality with absolute precision. In addition to the quality of our products, you can also count on excellent service and personal advice at MP artware. Thanks to our vast experience and a close connection to everyday practice through exchange with vehicle stylists from automotive development centers in Europe, the USA and Asia, we know the needs of the industry better than anyone else – and are continuously developing our solutions further. At the centre of our efforts is always one thing: the freedom of our customers to turn their ideas into reality.

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Perfectly equipped with MP artware

For clay car modeling from the development to the finishing

From the beginning of the project – the initial idea – to the realization of the final prototype, MP artware is an experienced partner at the side of vehicle stylists all over the world. We distinguish five steps in the clay car modeling process: the basic visualization, the selection of a suitable clay, the preparation of all necessary modeling tools for the working of the clay, the application of the clay modeling film or foil and the final prototype in original size with the perfect design of all external shapes, joints, edges and surfaces as well as the interior area with the display elements.

the first
look

the
first look

A new car design is always a step into the unknown for the creative minds behind it: into a future that is still waiting to be put on the road - and to make the mobility of people around the world a little bit better. This first inspiration becomes an idea. The idea is envisioned in an analog or digital drawing and then visualized in accordance with technical and geometric specifications. The goal: finding the right combination of lines, sizes and proportions.

the right
clay

the
right clay

It all comes down to the right material –

the right clay

For the first time, the vision gets a visible shape: virtual models and clay models are made. The production from clay makes it possible to comprehend the shape completely and to achieve sculptural perfection: the ideal complement for digital design processes. The quality of the later model in terms of stability, moldability, level of detail, etc. depends on the quality of the clay used. At MP artware, you are always at the right address!

Industrial clay from MP artware

It all comes down to the right clay – MP artware's industrial clay/modeling clay made of oil and wax-based materials is specifically produced for automotive engineering as well as product design and has many benefits:

excellent bonding properties
very good sculptability by CNC milling, by hand or with templates
optimal adhesion on wood, foam or painted surfaces
high level of detail in the design
does not break (if handled properly)
reusable
ideal for perfect surfaces and edges thanks to a high density and flexibility

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modeling
of the clay

The working of the clay model

Through the combination of machining and filigree, sensitive handcrafting, clay models are often molded first on a small scale and then in original size. In this way, all details of the model can be included. First the exterior is designed, then the interior.

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Modeling tools from MP artware

There is no better way to shape clay

A clay modeler combines a good eye with dexterity. MP artware offers the perfect modeling tools for the precise working of clay, so that creative imagination can be transformed into the right curve, the most elegant rounding or the most precise joint.

Clay Shaper

for malleable and ceramic masses
apply, shape and design
hard, robust tip
easy to clean
with black painted wooden handle and seamless ferrule