A sculpting tool is a fairly generic term to describe anything used to manipulate a medium by physical force; the options are limitless. Metal tools in particular can do all that and more with the ability to be heated and remain hot for a decent amount of working time. Heated or hot tools can make incising a breeze and they also can be used to sculpt and
fuse areas of paint. For a how to on fusing paint with small metal tools see
Fusing with Metal Tools.
