Painted Wood Sculpture Bust Art

Sculpture Materials: The main body is carved from painted wood or resin (multicolor sculpture style). The skin is no longer just skin: it has become a matte sculpted surface with visible tool marks, tiny cracks, fine paint wear, and hardened edges. Additions: • Chiseled flat cheeks and forehead • Carved eyelids and nostrils • Slightly flattened planes rather than soft flesh • Painted but slightly aged colors Hair (key—this determines style) Hair must never look real. Hair is sculpted: • Carved strands and grooves • Thick hair strands • Simplified shapes • Visible chisel marks • Hard structure • No scattered stray hairs, no softness, no realistic strands Imagine: the hair of a craftsman statue, not human hair. Clothing Garments become carved fabrics: • Simplified pleats • Hardened drape • Painted textures • Slightly worn edges Composition • Bust • Mounted on a round base • Centered composition • Neutral studio background • Soft museum lighting • Shot like an art catalog Avoid realistic skin textures and realistic pores