I’ve had a couple of small and poseable artist’s mannequins from Amazon for a few years now. Out of a desire to experiment with a different form of creative expression from my usual, I decided to give them both coats of paint to make them look more human-like (by default they are gray). Afterward, with the help of modeling clay, toothpicks, and a sheet of bristol paper, I turned the male mannequin into an ancient Egyptian spearman (inspired by the painted wooden models from the tomb of Mesehti) and his female counterpart into a prehistoric huntress.
I admit that I was quite clumsy with both the clay and the paint job, but I’m nonetheless glad to have breathed more life into these mannequins.