If you had to pick just one silicon clay shaper for use with greenstuff...

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**Eilif**

...which size and style would you choose?

I've got a set of sculpting tools, but I'm looking at getting one of the silicon head clay shapers for smoothing out the GS as that's my most most frustrating part of using GS.

I don't use GS that often, so if you can recomend a cheap one, that's be great also.

**Perkustin**

Round taper point size 0 (cheapest)

**Silent_Spectre**

Flat chisel head (size 0) - but I'd pair it with the tapered point (size 0) also. You can do both sharp edges (armour and the like) with the chisel head and organic shapes (cloaks, muscles etc) with the taper point.

Hope that helps

Stuart

**Eilif**

Thanks for the info. Should I get soft, firm or extra firm?

**Silent_Spectre**

I use the soft (white) ones - but that's more because that's all I could find when starting out and I haven't changed my working habits! I'd say your best bet is the medium (grey) shapers; they are slightly firmer than the white ones, but aren't as rigid as the black ones so you don't need to apply as much pressure (they flex reasonably well).

In the end though it's largely down to what you find easiest to work with. I'd try to find a stockist that carries all three hardness of shaper and have a play with them there to see which you prefer.

Hope that helps

Stuart

**Hits_the_spot**

If i had to pick one, it would have to be the grey 0 flat chisel. Its a great all rounder.

I did this mini almost entirely with it.

**Gavin Thorne**

Hits_the_spot wrote:If i had to pick one, it would have to be the grey 0 flat chisel. Its a great all rounder.

This. I've got the set of 5 and find that I use it more than most. The round chisel would be next, followed by the round taper. If you're debating about which one to purchase, save up and get the set of 5 - it's a better deal and you'll have all the options.