A process for shaping a heated glass sheet comprising: a. providing a full face heated male mold having a shaping surface, the shaping surface including one or more holes therethrough; b. providing a ring-type female mold beneath and in alignment with the heated male mold; c. positioning a heated glass sheet on the female mold; d. urging the male mold and the female mold toward one another to bring the heated glass sheet into shaping contact with the shaping surface of the heated male mold; e. connecting at least one of the one or more holes in the shaping surface of the male mold to a negative pressure source, thereby drawing the glass sheet to the shaping surface of the male mold,wherein the shaping surface of the male mold is maintained at a temperature between 180 and 400°C, while the male mold is in shaping contact with the glass sheet; f. maintaining the connection with the negative pressure source for a time sufficient to form the heated glass sheet to a desired shape and then, terminating the connection to the negative pressure source; g. urging the male mold and the female mold away from one another; h. delaying release of the bent glass sheet from the male mold for 0.1 to 1.0 seconds after terminating the connection to the negative pressure source before connecting at least one of the one or more holes in the shaping surface of the male mold to a positive pressure source, thereby allowing the bent glass sheet to come to rest on the female mold so as to release the bent glass sheet from the male mold; i. allowing the bent glass sheet to come to rest on a continuous conveying device; and j. transferring the bent glass sheet away from the molds (22, 23) on the continuous conveying device. a. providing a full face heated male mold having a shaping surface, the shaping surface including one or more holes therethrough; b. providing a ring-type female mold beneath and in alignment with the heated male mold; c. positioning a heated glass sheet on the female mold; d. urging the male mold and the female mold toward one another to bring the heated glass sheet into shaping contact with the shaping surface of the heated male mold; e. connecting at least one of the one or more holes in the shaping surface of the male mold to a negative pressure source, thereby drawing the glass sheet to the shaping surface of the male mold,wherein the shaping surface of the male mold is maintained at a temperature between 180 and 400°C, while the male mold is in shaping contact with the glass sheet; f. maintaining the connection with the negative pressure source for a time sufficient to form the heated glass sheet to a desired shape and then, terminating the connection to the negative pressure source; g. urging the male mold and the female mold away from one another; h. delaying release of the bent glass sheet from the male mold for 0.1 to 1.0 seconds after terminating the connection to the negative pressure source before connecting at least one of the one or more holes in the shaping surface of the male mold to a positive pressure source, thereby allowing the bent glass sheet to come to rest on the female mold so as to release the bent glass sheet from the male mold; i. allowing the bent glass sheet to come to rest on a continuous conveying device; and j. transferring the bent glass sheet away from the molds (22, 23) on the continuous conveying device.