There she began to model in clay.

她开始在那儿用黏土做模型。

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You can write about it, draw a picture of it, or create a model of it from a lump of clay.

你可以把它写下来，绘制成一张图片，或者用一团粘土把它做成一个模型。

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Once I had all of my textures, I slowly pieced them into the clay model.

一旦我找到所有我需要的纹理，我慢慢地将它们贴到我的模型上。

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Then they added clay to create a model of the dinosaur.

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Even if they make a clay model, as opposed to doing it, say, in virtual reality, they do it with electronics that can cut the clay in a matter of hours, and if they have a change, they can blend, electronically, the two designs and come up with an all-new one and have another clay model ready overnight.

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Mr Doubleday has made a preliminary model of how the sculpture will look, and is now making a clay model using about two tonnes of clay supported by a steel structure.

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For example, in the old days they might have spent three months coming up with a clay model.

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