modeling

Working by wearing clothes for photographs or fashion shows.

• She wants a career in modeling.
• A modeling agency offered him a contract.
• He left modeling to study medicine.

Common phrases: modeling career, modeling agency, professional modeling

Making shapes or figures from soft material such as clay.

• We tried clay modeling today.
• Her modeling tools were covered in wet clay.
• Wax modeling lets the artist change small details.

Similar words: sculpting

Common phrases: clay modeling, wax modeling, modeling tools

Learning how to do something by watching and copying another person.

• Children learn through modeling.
• The teacher used modeling to teach polite greetings.
• Peer modeling helped the new students learn classroom routines.

Similar words: observational learning, imitation

Common phrases: learning through modeling, behavioral modeling, peer modeling

Using light and dark areas to make flat pictures look as if they have depth.

• The shading creates gentle modeling.
• Careful modeling makes the painted face look rounded.
• The portrait lacks convincing modeling around the nose.

Common phrases: tonal modeling, modeling of form, subtle modeling