\Mod"el*ing\, n. (Fine Arts)
The act or art of making a model from which a work of art is
to be executed; the formation of a work of art from some
plastic material. Also, in painting, drawing, etc., the
expression or indication of solid form. [Written also
{modelling}.]
{Modeling plane}, a small plane for planing rounded objects.
{Modeling wax}, beeswax melted with a little Venice
   turpentine, or other resinous material, and tinted with
   coloring matter, usually red, -- used in modeling.