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Suggested Hand Tools
One of the great things about PMC is that you can find tools to use on this material all around the house, not only in the studio or shop but in the kitchen, the office, the toy box or the yard. Simple tools like nail files and popsicle sticks are only the start. You’ll find yourself scouring cabinet drawers and trolling the aisles of hobby shops for wonderful and unexpected tools that you can use to enhance your work.
Basic Tools
Sheets of plastic or glass make terrific and portable work surfaces. Use mylar sheets, page dividers or plastic signs. Most PMC artists start with:
- dish with sponge (for water)
- plastic tube (to use as a roller)
- needle tool
- rubber-tipped colour shaper
- toothpicks
- paintbrush
- straws (for making holes)
- knife
- ruler
Specialty Tools
As your interest grows you’ll find yourself adding tools to your collection. In addition to your own discoveries, you might find these useful:
- tweezers
- magnifiers
- rubber stamps
- small chisels
- files
- plastic design templates
- tissue blade
- stiff flat brush (for smoothing)
- texture plates
- playing cards (spacers for thickness)
- manicure sanding boards
- blacking patina solution
