Mottled painted wood bust

SCULPTURE MATERIAL The subject is carved from painted wood or resin (polychrome sculpture style). Skin is no longer skin: It becomes a matte carved surface with visible tool marks, tiny cracks, subtle paint wear, and hardened edges. Add: • chisel planes on cheeks and forehead • carved eyelids and nostrils • slightly flattened planes instead of soft flesh • painted but slightly aged coloration HAIR (CRITICAL — THIS DEFINES THE STYLE) Hair must NOT look real. The hair is sculpted: • carved locks and grooves • thick grouped strands • simplified shapes • visible chisel cuts • rigid structure • no flyaways, no softness, no realistic strands Think: artisan statue hair, not human hair. CLOTHING Clothing becomes carved fabric: • simplified folds • hardened drapery • painted texture • slightly worn edges COMPOSITION • chest-up bust • mounted on a round pedestal base • centered framing • neutral studio background • soft museum lighting • photographed like an art catalog AVOID real skin texture photoreal pores