modeller

Builds miniature replicas

A modeller is someone who makes models—physical representations of objects, often at reduced scale.

An architectural modeller builds miniature buildings; a climate modeller constructs mathematical simulations of weather systems.

In software, a modeller creates digital 3D objects.

The spelling with double L is British; American English uses modeler.

She works as a modeller for a film studio's miniatures department.

artisan

sculptor

Artist shaping solid materials

woodworker · moldmaker · jeweler · miniaturist · taxidermist

3D-design

CAD

Technical drawing technology

texture · polygon · Blender · Maya · rigging · animation · sculpting · subdivision · topology · vertices

miniature

scale

Measure of relative size

wargaming · detailing · sculpting · terrain · kitbash · dollhouse · railroad · plastic · pewter · assembly

fashion

mannequin

Life-sized display figure

fitting · garment · silhouette · proportion · runway · couture · sizing · sample · photoshoot · lookbook

simulation

algorithm

Finite problem-solving procedure

virtual · dynamics · physics · forecasting · variables · parameters · mathematical · numerical · data · computational

Opposites
creative method

modellerpainter

One who applies pigment

illustrator · photographer · sketch artist · printmaker · muralist

abstraction vs. reality

modellerbuilder

One who erects structures

constructor · fabricator · implementer · manufacturer · practitioner

theoretical vs. empirical approach

modellerempiricist

Knowledge-from-experience advocate

experimentalist · field researcher · observer · measurer · surveyor

Phrases
Family

modelling, modelled, modellers, remodelling

Familiarity
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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G